Kulutettavien

Kulutettavien is a Finnish grammatical form used to refer to consumables in genitive plural. The base adjective or noun kulutettava means “to be consumed” or “consumable,” describing items that are intended to be used up rather than kept for long-term use. In Finnish, the plural nominative form is kulutettavat, referring to consumables as a class of items. When expressing possession or association, the genitive plural form kulutettavien is used, as in phrases like kulutettavien tarvikkeiden or kulutettavien tuotteiden, meaning “of the consumables” or “the consumables’.”

Usage and context: Kulutettavien is common in fields such as inventory management, procurement, logistics, and accounting, where items are categorized to distinguish consumables from durable goods. It functions within noun phrases rather than as a standalone noun. The form helps specify quantities, values, or management practices related to items that are consumed during operations.

Examples of typical usage:

- varaston kulutettavien tarvikkeiden määrä (the amount of consumables in stock)

- kulutettavien tuotteiden hallinta (management of consumables)

- arvonlisäyksen laskenta liittyen kulutettavien aineiden kustannuksiin (valuation related to consumables)

Etymology: kulutettavien derives from the verb kuluttaa (to consume) with the -ttava suffix forming an adjective meaning “to be consumed,” combined with the plural/genitive endings used in Finnish grammar to indicate a possessive or relational form.