Hyödynnettävä

Hyödynnettävä is a Finnish linguistic term that functions as a passive present participle of the verb hyödyntää, meaning to utilize, exploit, or make use of. As an adjective, hyödynnettävä describes something that can be, should be, or is planned to be utilized or exploited. The nuance depends on context and can range from potential usability to a directive to use.

Etymology and form: It is formed from hyödyntää with the suffix -ttävä to create the passive present participle. As an adjective, hyödynnettävä inflects like other Finnish adjectives and agrees in number and case, for example nominative singular hyödynnettävä, nominative plural hyödynnettävät; genitive hyödynnettävän, partitive hyödynnettävää, and so on.

Usage: The term is common in technical, administrative, or policy-language contexts where resources, samples, or materials are described as hyödynnettävä. Example sentences include: “Tätä näytettä on hyödynnettävä” (This sample must be utilized) and “Hyödynnettävä materiaali on merkitty asiakirjoihin” (The exploitable/usable material is marked in the documents). In English, it is often rendered as “exploitable,” “usable,” or “to be utilized.” The nuance generally leans toward a directive or requirement, but it can also denote feasibility.

Relation to related terms: Hyödyntäminen refers to the act of utilizing; hyödynnettävä contrasts with hyödynnetty (exploited) by focusing on the potential or required use rather than past action. See also related forms and inflections.