Haluttavan

Haluttavan is a Finnish linguistic form derived from the verb haluta, meaning “to want.” In practice, haluttavan is the genitive singular form of the present active participle haluttava, which functions as an adjective meaning “desirable,” “wanted,” or “to be desired.” The word is most commonly encountered in noun phrases where it attributes desirability to a noun and, in the genitive case, indicates possession or association with that noun.

Usage and meaning

As an attributive adjective, haluttava describes something that people would like to have or consider worthwhile. For example, haluttavan tuotteen ominaisuudet translates to “the features of the desirable product.” In this context, haluttavan is the genitive singular form of haluttava, used to modify a following noun in genitive. The same participle can appear in other cases with corresponding endings, such as haluttavaa (partitive) or haluttavan kanssa (with the desirable one), depending on the syntactic role.

Grammatical note

Haluttava is a present active participle, formed from haluta with the suffix -ttava. The form haluttavan serves as the genitive singular and is part of a broader inflection system where haluttava agrees with the noun it modifies in case and number. The noun form haluttavuus exists to express “desirability.” The word is more common in written and formal Finnish and may appear in analytical, marketing, or evaluative contexts.

See also

Haluta, haluttavuus, haluttava (the adjective/participle).