Ajettavaksi

Ajettavaksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb ajaa, meaning to drive or to move by propulsion. It is the translative form of the passive present participle ajettava, and it roughly corresponds to “to be drivable” or “to be driven.” In Finnish, the translative case (ending in -ksi) expresses change into or the intended state of something, so ajettavaksi communicates that something is to be, or is intended to be, in a drivable state.

Usage and meaning

Ajettavaksi is commonly used in technical, automotive, and product-writing contexts to describe the intended use or target state of a vehicle, machine, or device. It denotes suitability or a planned outcome rather than a completed action. For example, phrases like ajettavaksi tarkoitettu auto or ajettavaksi suunnitellut laitteet signal that the item is designed or prepared to be drivable. It can also appear in expressions such as valmistettu ajettavaksi, meaning “made to be drivable.”

Formation and related forms

The base adjective is ajettava, meaning “drivable” or “able to be driven.” The form ajettavaksi adds the translative -ksi, indicating the state toward which something is aimed or transformed. Related terms include ajettavuus (drivability), the noun for the quality of being drivable, and ajettava as a general attributive adjective.

Notes on usage

Ajettavaksi is most appropriate in formal or technical prose. In everyday Finnish, simpler phrases with ajettava or ajettava auto may be used, but ajettavaksi is valuable when specifying purpose, design intent, or state transformation.

See also

ajettava, ajettavuus, drivability in Finnish-language technical writing.