Erottettavat

Erottettavat is a Finnish term used in grammar and technical language to describe items that can be separated or removed. It is the plural nominative form of the present passive participle erottettava, which functions as an adjective meaning “that can be separated” or “detachable.” As a participial adjective, erottettavat appears before a noun to indicate the capacity or possibility of separation.

In Finnish grammar, the suffix -ttava is used to form present passive participles that describe something as being able to undergo the action of the verb. When the noun it modifies is plural, the participle takes the plural ending erottettavat. The word thus combines a verb sense (to separate) with an adjectival role (describing features or components).

Typical domains for erottettavat include technical writing, engineering, chemistry, and manufacturing, where it is common to distinguish between components or substances that can be separated from a mixture or system and those that cannot. For example, phrases like erottettavat osat (parts that can be separated) or erottettavat aineet (substances that can be separated) are used to specify items subject to a separation process or analysis.

Usage notes:

- Erottettavat is used attributively before a plural noun.

- It conveys potential or capability, not a guaranteed state.

- Related forms include erottettava (singular) and erottaminen (the act of separating).

See also: erottaminen, erottuva, erottuvaa erottaminen.

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