Ostettavasta

Ostettavasta is a Finnish grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item. It is the elative singular form of the attributive adjective ostettava, which comes from the verb ostaa (to buy) and means “to be bought” or “buyable.” In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify, and when the noun is in the elative case, the adjective also takes the corresponding elative form, resulting in ostettavasta.

Usage and meaning

Ostettava describes something intended for purchase. Ostettavasta is used to modify a noun in contexts where the phrase refers to goods, services, or items that are to be bought. It is common in procurement language, catalogs, contracts, and marketing text to indicate that certain goods are designated for purchase rather than currently possessed. The form itself is not typically used alone; it appears within noun phrases such as ostettavasta tavarasta or ostettavasta valikoimasta.

Examples

- ostettavasta tavarasta: of the goods to be bought (or about the goods to be purchased)

- ostettavasta valikoimasta: from the assortment to be bought

In a sentence: Tiedot ostettavasta tavarasta löytyivät katalogista. (The information about the goods to be bought could be found in the catalog.)

Etymology and related forms

Ostettavasta derives from ostaa (to buy) with the present passive participle suffix -ttava, plus the elative-case ending -sta. Related forms include ostettava (dictionary form meaning “to be bought”), ostettavaksi (illative/instrumental use) and ostettavat (plural).

See also

ostettava, ostettavaksi, ostettavat, Finnish grammar on participles and case inflection.