Tarkasteltavan

Tarkasteltavan is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the participial adjective tarkasteltava, meaning “to be inspected” or “inspectable.” The term is the genitive singular form of tarkasteltava and is typically used to designate the item, matter, or entity that is subject to inspection. In practice, tarkasteltavan appears in noun phrases that describe something that must or may undergo examination, often in administrative, quality-control, or legal contexts.

Etymology and morphology: tarkasteltava comes from the verb tarkastella (to inspect, examine) with the participial suffix -ttava, which creates an adjective meaning “that which is to be inspected.” The corresponding genitive singular form is tarkasteltavan, which is used to modify another noun in the genitive, for example in phrases like tarkasteltavan kohdan or tarkasteltavan listan. Other related forms include tarkasteltavaa (partitive) and tarkasteltavat (nominative plural), depending on the syntactic role in the sentence.

Usage and meaning: tarkasteltavan is primarily a functional, domain-specific form rather than a standalone lexical item. It appears in formal prose, checklists, audit materials, and regulatory texts to specify objects designated for inspection. Its use helps keep a sentence compact by turning a relative clause of “to be inspected” into a noun-like modifier.

Examples:

- Tarkasteltavan listan laatiminen on osa auditointiprosessia. (Drafting the list of items to be inspected is part of the audit process.)

- Ohjeet tarkasteltavan kohdan määrittelystä löytyvät tässä dokumentissa. (The instructions for specifying the item to be inspected can be found in this document.)

See also: tarkasteltava, tarkastettava, tarkastus.