Optimoitavaan

Optimoitavaan is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb optimoida, meaning to optimize. It is the illative singular form of the present passive participle optimoitava, used to indicate the target state or object that is to be optimized. In practice, optimoitavaan functions as an attributive adjective that modifies a noun in the illative case, for example optimoitavaan prosessiin or optimoitavaan tilaan, meaning into the process to be optimized or into the state to be optimized.

The form agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, and it is typical in technical and formal Finnish. It contrasts with optimoitu, meaning optimized, and optimoiva, meaning optimizing. The basic construction is common in domains such as software development, manufacturing optimization, and operations research, where discussions about the object requiring optimization are frequent.

Examples of usage include: Optimoitavaan prosessiin liittyvät parametrit tulee tarkistaa, meaning the parameters related to the process to be optimized must be checked. Another example is viittaus optimoitavaan tilaan hankkeessa, meaning a reference to the state to be optimized in the project. In everyday Finnish, speakers often rephrase to avoid the illative participle, for example by using ilmaisuja like prosessi, jota on optimoitava, meaning the process that must be optimized.

See also: optimoida, optimoitu, optimoiva.