Säilytettävänä

Säilytettävänä is a Finnish participial form derived from the verb säilyttää, meaning to keep or preserve. It is formed with the present passive participle suffix -ttävä (often realized as säilytettävä) and the essive case suffix -nä/-nä, which marks a state of being. The result, säilytettävänä, translates roughly as “to be kept” or “to be preserved” and is used to describe things that should or must be kept for preservation.

In usage, säilytettävänä functions as an adjective or a predicative form. It can attribute a noun (as in a description) or appear in a predicative construction with the verb olla or with verbs like pitää, as in regulatory or archival language. For example, it is common in archival, legal, and administrative contexts to say that an item is säilytettävänä, meaning it is designated to be preserved or kept for a specified period.

Distinctions to note include its relationship to säilytettävä (the present passive participle “to be preserved”) and to säilytetty (the past participle “preserved”). Säilytettävänä emphasizes the state or obligation of preservation and is typically used in contexts where preservation is planned, required, or mandated rather than already completed.

Etymology-wise, säilytettävänä combines the stem of säilyttää with the -ttävä participial suffix and the essive suffix -nä, producing a form that expresses a temporary or ongoing state of preservation. See also related forms such as säilytettävä and säilytetty for broader usage in Finnish grammar.