Luovuttavia

Luovuttavia is a Finnish participial form derived from the verb luovuttaa, meaning to surrender, hand over or transfer. It functions as a participial adjective and is used to modify nouns in contexts where the action of handing over or surrender is being described. In practice, luovuttavia can express a sense of “surrendering” or “to be surrendered,” depending on the surrounding grammar and context.

The form is most commonly encountered in formal or bureaucratic language, such as legal or administrative texts, and in translations of official guidelines. It often appears with nouns in the partitive case to indicate indefiniteness or an unspecified amount of items involved in a handover. For example, luovuttavia tietoja would be understood as “information to be handed over” or “handoverable information,” with the exact meaning clarified by the rest of the sentence. It can also describe groups of people or entities that are surrendering, in constructions such as luovuttavia osapuolia (the surrendering parties).

Relation to other forms: luovuttavia is related to other participial forms derived from luovuttaa. The active present participle is luovuttava (surrendering), while the passive present participle is luovutettava (to be surrendered or handed over). Each form has its own typical contexts and inflection patterns.

Etymology: built from the verb luovuttaa with the participial suffixes, aligning with Finnish grammar for adjectival participles. See also luovuttaminen (the act of handing over), luovuttaja (the hander-over party), and luovuttaa.