Osoitettavalla

Osoitettavalla is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb osoittaa, meaning to indicate or point out. It is the adessive singular form of the present passive participle osoitettava, used as an adjective or in adverbial expressions to convey that something can be shown, demonstrated, or indicated. In practice, osoitettavalla often appears in phrases such as osoitettavalla tavalla (in a demonstrable way) or osoitettavalla tavalla kerrottu, where it functions to express demonstrability or evidentiary quality.

Use and meaning

The primary function of osoitettavalla is to describe how something is shown or supported. As an attributive adjective, it can modify a noun within a noun phrase when the noun is in the adessive or when the phrase is extended by adverbial parts. The most common construction is osoitettavalla tavalla, which qualifies the manner of an action or result. In written Finnish, especially in academic, legal, or technical texts, the form helps to emphasize that an assertion, result, or method can be demonstrated or proven.

Examples

- Tutkimustulokset esitettiin osoitettavalla tavalla, jolloin yhteydet olivat selvästi nähtävissä.

- Osoitettavalla tavalla kerrottu esimerkki osoittaa menetelmän toimivuuden.

Relationship and usage

Osoitettavalla is related to other participial forms from osoittaa (such as osoitettava or osoitettu) and reflects Finnish’s ability to inflect participial adjectives for case and function. It is most common in formal registers; in everyday speech, simpler expressions such as “demonstratiivisesti” or “näytettävästi” may be preferred, depending on context.

Etymology and grammar

The word combines osoittaa with the -ttava participle suffix, producing osoitettava, and the adessive -lla to form osoitettavalla. This pattern illustrates how Finnish often builds modality and evidential nuance into adjectives and adverbials.