Kuivatettavan

Kuivatettavan is a Finnish inflected form of the participle kuivatettava, derived from the verb kuivattaa meaning to dry. It is the genitive singular form of kuivatettava and is used to denote the object that will undergo a drying process or that is scheduled for drying. In practical language, it appears mainly in technical, industrial, and instructional contexts to describe items or materials that are subject to drying.

As a grammatical form, kuivatettavan typically accompanies a noun to specify what is to be dried, for example in manual instructions or quality-control documents. It signals a relationship of possession or description related to the drying step. Common phrases include mentions of the product or material that must be dried, such as kuivatettavan tuotteen kosteuspitoisuus (the moisture content of the product to be dried) or notes about handling kuivatettavan materiaalin (the material to be dried).

Etymology and morphology: kuivatettavan is built from the verb kuivattaa (to dry) with the participial suffix -ttava, forming kuivatettava (“to be dried”). The genitive singular ending -van marks the form as associated with a specific item in relation to drying.

Usage notes: Kuivatettavan is relatively formal and technical, appearing in manuals, processing specifications, and regulatory or quality-control texts. In everyday Finnish, speakers more often use the verb forms or nouns such as kuivaus or kuivatettava tuote.

See also: kuivatettava, kuivaus, kuivatus, kuivata, kuivausprosessi.