Kirjoitettaville

Kirjoitettaville is a Finnish inflected form that arises from the verb kirjoittaa, meaning to write. In linguistic terms, it is the allative plural form of the passive participle kirjaoitettava or kirjoitettava, used to express a direction or destination toward a group described by the participle. The sense is roughly “to those who are to be written” or “for those to be written,” indicating the target of the action described by the participle within a clause.

Morphology and formation play a central role in understanding kirjoitettaville. The base verb is kirjoittaa. The passive participle indicating “to be written” is formed as kirjoi(t)ettava/kirjoitettava. When this participle is pluralized, the nominative plural is kirjoitettavat (the ones to be written). To express direction toward that plural group, Finnish can take the allative suffix -lle, yielding kirjoitettaville. Thus, kirjoitettaville marks a plural recipient or beneficiary in a construction governed by the participle, functioning similarly to other allative forms in Finnish morphology.

Usage and frequency are notable features. kirjoitettaville is not common in everyday Finnish; it is primarily encountered in linguistic descriptions, grammar references, or older or more formal/poetic texts. It serves as an example of Finnish affixation and case morphology, illustrating how participles can be declined for case and number. In ordinary prose or speech, speakers would typically rephrase the idea with a more direct construction rather than using this specific allative participle form. Nevertheless, the form is valid within Finnish grammar and demonstrates the language’s rich system of participles and cases. See also Finnish grammar, participles, and the allative case.