Keksittävän

Keksittävän is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the genitive singular of the passive present participle keksittävä. The participle itself comes from the verb keksiä, meaning to invent, devise, or come up with. As a genitive form, keksittävän is used to mark ownership or association with a noun in the phrase a thing that is to be invented or that is intended to be invented.

Grammatical role and usage. Keksittävän functions as a modifier in noun phrases, typically in formal or linguistic contexts. It expresses that the described thing is not yet realized and remains in the realm of invention or planning. In practice, the form appears in contexts such as theoretical discussions, project planning, or literary analysis where the emphasis is on future invention rather than a current state. The corresponding non-genitive form, keksittävä, serves as the base adjective or participle in other cases and numbers.

Examples. Keksittavan idean kehittäminen requires resources for developing an idea that is to be invented. Keksittavan teknologian suunnittelu is often discussed in early-stage research, referring to the design of technology that has not yet been created. These constructions illustrate how keksittävän links a noun to a prospective or intended invention.

See also. keksintö, keksiä, keksittävä. Notes: keksittävän is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical entry, and its use is mostly restricted to contexts that explicitly address invention in a prospective sense.