Käsittelevälle

Käsittelevälle is a Finnish grammatical form composed of the present active participle käsittelevä (meaning handling, dealing with) and the allative suffix -lle. It represents the allative singular form of the participle, used to indicate the recipient or target of an action. In this sense, käsittelevälle can be understood as “to/for the one who handles” or “to/for the handler,” and it appears most often in formal or bureaucratic contexts where a participial attribute accompanies a noun.

Morphology and function play a central role in its use. The stem käsittelev- comes from käsitellä, meaning to handle or process. By adding the present-active participle suffix -vä/ävä, the word becomes käsittelevä, and with the allative -lle it yields käsittelevälle. This form can modify a following noun (käsittelevälle viranomaiselle) or stand as part of a larger prepositional-like phrase indicating the addressee or beneficiary of an action.

Usage tends to be found in legal, administrative, or formal writing rather than everyday speech. It serves to specify which agent is responsible for handling something, or to whom a request or information is directed. The construction emphasizes the role of the recipient who performs or oversees the handling task.

Example sentences:

- Käsittelevälle annettiin lisäaikaa. (Additional time was granted to the handler.)

- Tiedot toimitettiin käsittelevälle viranomaiselle. (The information was sent to the handling authority.)

- Käsittelevälle henkilölle lähetetään lisätietoja. (Further details will be sent to the handling person.)

In summary, käsittelevälle is a specialized allative form of a participle used to mark the recipient or target of handling-related actions in formal Finnish.