Omistettavan

Omistettavan is a Finnish grammatical form used as the genitive singular of the attributive participial adjective omistettava. The adjective is formed from the verb omistaa, meaning to own, with the -ttava suffix that yields the sense “to be owned” or “that is to be owned.” As a modifier, omistettavan describes a noun in a way that indicates ownership status or proposed ownership, typically in formal or legal contexts.

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in case and number. When omistettavan precedes a noun in genitive, it takes the genitive singular form, yielding phrases such as omistettavan tilan arvo, meaning “the value of the property to be owned.” The head noun here is arvo; tilan is genitive of tila (property). Other examples include omistettavan kohteen hallinta (“the control of the object to be owned”).

The usage is most common in official language, contracts, planning documents, and regulatory texts, where it is necessary to distinguish a property or asset that is intended to be owned or is currently designated for ownership. In everyday Finnish, speakers more often rephrase to simpler expressions, such as the property to be owned or the owned property, depending on context.

Etymology: from omistaa plus the -ttava participle, forming omistettava, with the genitive singular inflection omistettavan.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles as adjectives, -ttava adjectives, noun-adjective agreement.