Kannettaviksi

Kannettaviksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the adjective kannettava, meaning portable or capable of being carried. The form expresses transformation into a portable state or into a role related to portability, and it is most often used in formal or technical contexts. The suffix -ksi marks a translative or transformative function, so kannettaviksi can be understood as “into a portable form,” or more idiomatically, “to be made portable” or “to become portable.”

Usage of kannettaviksi is common in product design, packaging, logistics, and regulatory language where the goal is to describe items that should or will be portable. It is typically used with nouns referring to objects or systems and appears in sentences that emphasize the intended or required portability of those items. The form is neutral and does not prescribe a specific action beyond indicating a portable state or transformation.

Examples:

- Laitteet on suunniteltu kannettaviksi. (The devices are designed to be portable.)

- Pakkaukset pyritään tekemään kannettaviksi. (The packaging is to be made portable.)

- Kaikki tarvikkeet voivat olla kannettaviksi, kun työalue siirtyy.

Etymology and related forms:

Kannettaviksi comes from kannettava (portable) with the participial suffix -va and the translative suffix -ksi. Related terms include kannettavuus (portability) and siirrettävä (transportable/portable). In contrast to kannettava, kannettaviksi places emphasis on the process or outcome of becoming portable rather than the current state alone.

See also: kantaa, kannettavuus, siirrettävä.