Toistettavalla

Toistettavalla is a Finnish adjective form meaning “repeatable” or “capable of being repeated.” It is the adessive singular form of the participial adjective toistettava, which is derived from the verb toistaa meaning “to repeat.” The base meaning describes something that can be repeated or reproduced.

In usage, toistettavalla appears with a noun in the adessive case to indicate the manner or method by which something is done. Common phrases include toistettavalla tavalla (in a repeatable/reproducible way) and toistettavalla menetelmällä (by a repeatable method). The form is typical in technical, scientific, and quality-control language where the ability to reproduce results or procedures is important.

Grammatically, toistettava is the base adjective meaning “repeatable.” The form toistettavalla is its adessive singular, used to describe the manner, method, or basis on which an action is performed. Finnish adjectives inflect for case and number, so other case forms exist (for example, in other contexts the adjective would align with the noun it modifies).

See also: toistettava, toistaa, toistaminen.

This article provides a concise overview of the word’s meaning, origin, and typical usage in Finnish, particularly in contexts where reproducibility or repeatability of methods and results is important.