Lausuttavaa

Lausuttavaa is a Finnish linguistic term used to refer to something that is to be pronounced or spoken aloud. It is the partitive singular form of the participial adjective lausuttava, which is derived from the verb lausua, meaning to pronounce, utter, or declare. In practice, lausuttavaa denotes items that are intended to be spoken, such as words, phrases, or sentences used in pronunciation exercises, phonetic analysis, or language-learning tasks.

In Finnish grammar, lausuttava functions as a deverbal adjective, and lausuttavaa appears when a noun-like phrase requires the partitive case. This usage is common in instructional or analytical contexts, for example after verbs that imply a quantity or requirement, or in sentences that pose a general reference to items to be pronounced: "Kokeessa on paljon lausuttavaa." The form can be combined with nouns to indicate specific items to be spoken, such as "lausuttavaa sanaa" (a word to be pronounced) or "lausuttavaa lausetta" (a sentence to be pronounced).

Usage and context

Lausuttavaa is primarily found in educational, linguistic, and speech-therapy settings rather than everyday conversation. It appears in instructions and descriptions of exercises that focus on articulation, pronunciation, or phonetics. While not a term regularly used in casual speech, it appears in glossaries, curricula, and academic writings that discuss how language sounds and how learners practice producing sounds.

Related terms include lausua (to pronounce), lausunta (pronunciation or utterance), and lausuttava (the attributive form from which lausuttavaa is derived).

See also: lausua, lausunta, lausuttava.