Todennettavaksi

Todennettavaksi is a Finnish grammatical form used to express that something is to be proven or verifiable. It is the translative form of the participle todennettava (provable, verifiable) and is commonly found in formal or technical language. The translative suffix -ksi is attached to the stem to indicate a change of state toward verifiability, so todennettavaksi roughly corresponds to “to be verifiable” or “for verification.”

In usage, todennettavaksi appears in phrases that describe requirements, conclusions, or claims that must be demonstrated or confirmed. It is characteristic of Finnish where the translative form denotes a transition to a new state. For example, in a scientific or legal context one might encounter expressions describing a statement or result as todennettavaksi, meaning that it is subject to verification or demonstration.

Morphologically, the form is built from the stem todennett- plus the adjectival ending -ava and then the translative -ksi, producing todennettavaksi. The construction can function in predicative positions (with a linking verb) or as a modifier in noun phrases, often paired with modifiers or latent verbs that indicate verification or demonstration.

Related concepts include todennettavuus (verifiability), todentaminen (verification), and todistaa (to prove). The term sits within Finnish grammar and scientific-language usage as a precise way to denote that verification is required or expected for a claim or result. Its meaning remains closely tied to the notion of proving, testing, or validating information before it is accepted.