Tavoittavia

Tavoittavia is the partitive plural form of the Finnish adjective tavoittava, meaning attainable, reachable, or feasible. The term is used to describe nouns that can realistically be reached or achieved under given conditions, such as time, resources, or capabilities. Common contexts include goals, targets, routes, and plans, where the emphasis is on feasibility rather than mere ambition.

In Finnish, tavoittava functions as an ordinary adjective and agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. For example, in nominative plural you would use tavoittavat tavoitteet (achievable goals), while in partitive plural you use tavoittavia tavoitteita (some attainable goals). This inflection allows speakers to express different grammatical relations without changing the core meaning of attainable.

Etymologically, tavoittava derives from the verb tavoittaa, meaning to reach or to attain, combined with the adjectival suffix -va(-vä). The related noun tavoite means a goal or target, providing the semantic core for compounds and phrases such as tavoittavia tavoitteita, tavoitteen saavuttaminen (attainment of a goal), or tavoitettavissa oleva reitti (a route that is reachable).

Usage notes: tavoittavia is common in planning, evaluation, and analytical writing to stress realism and feasibility. It is often contrasted with terms like saavutettavissa (able to be achieved) or realistinen, though nuances differ: tavoittava emphasizes attainability, while saavutettavissa stresses the state of being within reach.