Luovutettavaan

Luovutettavaan is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb luovuttaa, meaning to hand over or surrender. It is the illative singular form of the passive present participle luovutettava, which expresses the idea of something that is “to be handed over” or “to be surrendered.” The illative case indicates direction toward a recipient, destination, or target in formal language. Consequently, luovutettavaan is typically used to modify a noun in contexts describing where or to whom something should be handed over.

Morphology and function: The base form luovutettava combines the stem luovutt- with the suffix -ettava to form a passive present participle. Inflected into the illative singular with the suffix -an, it becomes luovutettavaan. In usage, it acts like an adjective or as part of a noun phrase: it denotes the entity to which something is handed over or the object of the handover in a formal setting. It is distinct from other forms such as luovutettava (nominative/attributive) or luovutettuun (illative of the past passive luovutettu).

Usage: Luovutettavaan appears mainly in legal, administrative, and contract language. It is used to specify recipients, destinations, or subjects related to a handover or transfer. For example, a contract might reference information or property "luovutettavaan omaisuuteen liittyvistä tiedoista," meaning information related to the property to be handed over.

Notes: As a participial form, luovutettavaan must agree with the noun it modifies in number and case. It is not common in everyday speech and is primarily found in formal writing.