Muunnettavaan

Muunnettavaan is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb muuntaa, meaning “to convert.” It is the illative singular of the present passive participle muunnettava, which translates roughly as “convertible” or “that can be converted.” The form is used to indicate direction toward a state or form that can be achieved by conversion, and it appears in noun phrases where a state or target form is specified.

Morphology and usage. The base is muuntaa; the participial suffix -ttava creates muunnettava (“convertible”). The illative singular ending -an yields muunnettavaan, signaling movement toward or destination as in “to a form/state that can be converted.” In practice, muunnettavaan modifies nouns in phrases such as muunnettavaan tilaan (into a state that can be converted) or muunnettavaan muotoon (into a form that can be converted). The form behaves as an adjective or participle within a larger construction and accords with the governing noun in number and case.

Käyttö. The term is primarily used in technical, scientific, or formal writing, including contexts such as data processing, materials science, and linguistics, where it is important to specify a target state or form that is suitable for conversion. Its usage tends to be specialized and may appear in manuals, standards, or research descriptions.

Esimerkkejä. Common collocations include muunnettavaan tilaan, muunnettavaan muotoon and muunnettavaan prosessiin, all indicating movement toward a state, form, or process that can be converted.