Kyettävä

Kyettävä is a Finnish adjective formed from the verb kyetä, meaning “to be able.” It expresses that something is within one’s power to perform or that a task or proposition is feasible. In practice it functions similarly to the English word “doable” or “feasible.” The term is common in formal, technical, or educational contexts to describe the feasibility or capability of actions, requirements, or plans. For example, kyettävä tehtävä denotes a task that can reasonably be accomplished; kyettävä ratkaisu refers to a solution that is feasible to implement.

Grammar and usage: Kyettävä is declined like other Finnish adjectives and is typically placed before a noun to modify it (kyettävä tehtävä) or used predicatively with the verb olla in certain constructions. It shares the general adjective behavior of Finnish, changing form for case and number. It is related to synonyms such as mahdollinen (possible) or soveltuva (applicable), but kyettävä emphasizes feasibility or capability rather than mere possibility.

Derivation and frequency: The word uses the present-participial suffix -ttava, a common way to form adjectives that express capability or potential. Etymologically, kyettävä combines kyetä (“to be able”) with -ttava to yield a descriptor of what can be done. While found in dictionaries and written Finnish, kyettävä is less common in everyday casual speech and is more typical in technical writing, project planning, and formal prose.

See also: kykyinen, kykenemätön, mahdollinen, soveltuva, kyetä.