Lainattavaksi

Lainattavaksi is a Finnish grammatical form that conveys the idea of something being intended for loan or to be loaned. It is the translative form of the participle lainattava, which comes from the verb lainata, meaning to lend or to borrow depending on the context. The meaning of lainattavaksi can be understood as "for loan," or "to be loaned," and it expresses a change of state toward becoming loanable.

In practical usage, lainattavaksi is most commonly found in institutional or formal contexts, such as libraries, archives, museums, and rental systems. It often appears as a label or within a phrase indicating that an item is to be made available for borrowing. For example, it may be used in inventories, catalogs, or signage to signal that an object can be borrowed rather than kept for on-site use.

Lainattavaksi differs from related forms such as lainattavissa, which means "available for loan right now" or "currently loanable." The translative suffix -ksi in lainattavaksi emphasizes a process or outcome—namely, that the item is to become loanable or is designated for loan in the future.

Relation to other Finnish forms: the verb is lainata; the participle is lainattava (able to be loaned); the translative form is lainattavaksi (to be loaned / for loan). While not common in everyday casual speech, lainattavaksi is standard in official wording, cataloging, and policy-language where the intended use or status of an object is described.