Laadittavaa

Laadittavaa is a Finnish noun form that expresses content or material that is yet to be drafted or prepared. It is derived from the verb laadita/laatia, meaning to draft, prepare, or compose, and uses the participial suffix -ttava to convey “to be drafted.” In ordinary usage, laadittavaa functions as the partitive form of the noun phrase laadittava, and it typically accompanies another noun in the partitive case, for example laadittavaa materiaalia (materials to be drafted) or laadittavaa tekstiä (text to be drafted).

Usage and context

Laadittavaa is most common in editorial, planning, and project-management contexts. It signals that certain content has not yet been produced and remains to be created. The expression often appears in checklists, work plans, or instruction sets to designate items that require drafting or preparation before they are complete.

Examples

Laadittavaa materiaalia on vielä paljon, ennen kuin raportti voidaan julkaista. (There is a lot of material to be drafted before the report can be published.)

Toimittakaa laadittavaa tekstiä viimeistään keskiviikkona. (Please submit the text to be drafted by Wednesday.)

Language notes

Laadittavaa is a Nordic language form used in Finnish grammar to refer to upcoming drafting work. It is not a standalone concept outside Finnish usage and is typically found in formal or administrative language, where it helps delineate tasks that remain to be completed.

See also

Finnish grammar, partitive case, participial adjectives.