Vocab: mõjukas - influential
influential; having a strong effect or impact; powerful; able to shape opinions, decisions or events
Building blocks
mõju- → root, from the noun mõju (influence, impact, effect)
-kas → adjective suffix meaning “rich in/having a lot of”
So literally mõjukas means: “having (a lot of) influence”
⚠️ Don’t confuse mõjukas with mõjuv: a person or force is mõjukas (has power to influence), but an argument or reason is mõjuv (compelling, convincing).
How to use it:
Here is how you use the word “mõjukas” ⬇️
Examples
Tema arvamus oli koosolekul väga mõjukas.
Literally: “His/Her opinion was meeting-on very influential.”
Idiomatically: “His/Her opinion carried a lot of weight at the meeting.”
Tema - Pronoun - Genitive Singular: "His/Her"
arvamus - Noun - Nominative Singular: "opinion"
oli - Verb - 3rd Person Singular, Past Tense: "was"
koosolekul - Noun - Adessive Singular: "at the meeting"
väga - Adverb - Indeclinable: "very"
mõjukas - Adjective - Nominative Singular: "influential"