Käsiteltäville

Käsiteltäville is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb käsitellä, meaning to handle or to process. It is the allative plural form of the participial adjective käsiteltävä, which translates roughly as “to be handled” or “to be processed.” The word is used to designate objects, matters, or items that are intended to be processed by a person or an institution, typically in formal or administrative texts.

In practice, käsiteltäville appears when the adjective modifies a noun in the allative case. The construction often answers the question “for whom or for what is this to be dealt with?” Examples include phrases like käsiteltäville asioille, meaning “for matters to be processed” or “for those matters to be handled.” The form contrasts with other inflected variants such as käsiteltävä (singular nominative/used as a base adjective) or käsiteltävät (plural nominative).

Usage and context

Käsiteltäville is common in official documents, policy texts, and legal Finnish, where it helps specify items designated for processing, review, or handling by authorities, organizations, or departments. It signals that a particular set of matters or documents is slated for further action.

Notes

The term is not a standalone verb but a participial adjective inflected for case and number. Its meaning in English centers on “for those to be processed” or “for processing,” and it is typically found in phrases where an allative noun governs the scope of handling or review.