Kohdattavaa

Kohdattavaa is a Finnish noun-form used in more formal or planning-oriented language to refer to something that is to be faced or encountered. It originates from the verb kohdata, meaning to meet or confront, and appears as the present active participle kohdattava. The form kohdattavaa is the partitive singular used in many sentences to indicate “that which is to be faced.”

In practice, kohdattavaa denotes upcoming issues, challenges, or events that require attention or action. It is commonly found in strategic planning, risk assessments, academic writing, and policy discussions, where writers outline what lies ahead rather than what has already happened. The term carries a sense of necessity to address the referred matters, rather than merely describing them.

Nuance and usage: kohdattavaa emphasizes the future tasks or obstacles that must be confronted, rather than merely describing conditions. It can function as a general noun referring to the substances to be handled in a process. In Finnish, it is more typical in written or technical text; in everyday speech, speakers often replace it with haasteet (challenges) or simpler phrases such as tulevat tehtävät.

Examples: Kohdattavaa on paljon seuraavassa projektissa. Tämän tutkimuksen kohdattavaa ovat sekä tekniset että eettiset kysymykset. These sentences illustrate how the term signals upcoming matters that require attention or action.

See also: haasteet, tulevaisuuden ennakointi, riskienhallinta.