Poljettava

Poljettava is a Finnish adjective meaning pedal-operated or pedal-powered. It is formed from the verb polkea, “to pedal,” with the suffix -ttava, which creates an adjective indicating that something can be powered or operated by pedaling. The term is commonly used in technical, product, and marketing language to distinguish human-powered equipment from electric or motorized variants.

The word describes devices or systems that require pedaling to function. It is frequently applied to bicycles and exercise equipment, such as a poljettava kuntopyörä (stationary bike powered by pedaling) or a poljettava generaattori (pedal-powered generator). It may also appear in contexts describing tools or apparatuses designed to be powered by pedaling, though such usage is more specialized.

Grammatically poljettava behaves like a regular Finnish adjective and inflects accordingly: poljettava (nominative), poljettavan (genitive), poljettavaa (partitive), and in plural forms as poljettavat, poljettavien, poljettava­ia, respectively. The term emphasizes human-powered operation and is often contrasted with sähkö- or moottorikäyttö, meaning electric or motorized operation, in descriptive texts and catalogs.

Translations into English include pedal-powered and pedal-operated. The term is most likely to appear in Finnish technical writing, product descriptions, sustainability discussions, and contexts where differentiating human power from motorized power is relevant. See also polkea, manual power, and pedal-powered devices.