Naulattavasta

Naulattavasta is a Finnish grammatical form used as an attributive modifier in noun phrases. It is the elative singular form of the present active participle naulattava, which comes from the verb naulattaa meaning to nail or to secure with nails. The elative form signals origin or source, so naulattavasta describes something that comes from, or is related to, the thing that is to be nailed.

In practical terms, naulattavasta is used to characterize nouns by describing their association with nailing or with something that is intended to be nailed. It often appears in more formal or technical language, such as construction, carpentry, or descriptive descriptions of materials and processes. The form can be combined with various nouns to express material or source, for example naulattavasta laudasta meaning “from the board that is to be nailed” or naulattavasta rakennusmateriaalista meaning “from the construction material that is to be nailed.”

Usage notes: naulattavasta is the elative case, so it answers questions of origin like from where or out of what. It presents a nuance of source rather than the ongoing action itself, and it tends to appear in contexts where a precise description of provenance or condition is important. In everyday speech, simpler phrases or independent relative clauses may be more common, but naulattavasta remains valid in formal written Finnish.

Examples:

- Hylly on valmistettu naulattavasta laudasta. (The shelf is made from the board that is to be nailed.)

- Ongelma liittyy naulattavasta rakennusmateriaalista johtuvaan riskin arvaamattomuuteen. (The problem relates to the unpredictability arising from the nailable construction material.)