Irrotettavien

Irrotettavien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish adjective irrotettava, meaning detachable or removable. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they describe in number and case, and when the noun is in the genitive plural, the adjective also takes a genitive plural ending. Thus irrotettavien is used to describe or relate to multiple detachable items in contexts where the noun is in the genitive plural, such as in compound phrases or headings.

Common usage occurs in technical, legal, or instructional language. For example, irrotettavien laitteiden huolto means the maintenance of detachable devices, and irrotettavien osien määrä means the number of detachable parts. These phrases show how the form signals possession or relation to the items being described.

In ordinary speech, you might instead use the nominative plural form irrotettavat before a noun to mean detachable devices, as in irrotettavat osat. The distinction between irrotettavien and irrotettavat is a matter of grammatical case and function within the sentence rather than meaning.

Etymology-wise, irrotettava is formed from the verb irrottaa (to detach) plus the suffix -ettava, creating an adjective meaning “able to be detached.” The genitive plural ending -ien is then applied when the adjective governs a plural noun in the genitive, yielding irrotettavien.

Summary: irrotettavien is a grammatical form used to indicate “of detachable [items]” or “detachable [items]” in contexts where the associated noun is in genitive plural, reflecting Finnish adjective agreement rules.