Tutkittavassa

Tutkittavassa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish adjective tutkittava, which means something that is investgigable or to be investigated. In practical use it describes a noun in a state or context where examination or inquiry is ongoing or anticipated.

Grammatically, tutkittavassa is formed from the stem tutkittav- plus the inessive case ending -assa/-ässä, which yields tutkittavassa when the noun being described is in the inessive. Finnish adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so the form changes with different grammatical cases and numbers (for example, tutkittavaa in the partitive, tutkittavalle in the illative, etc.). The base concept is closely tied to the verb tutkia, meaning to investigate.

Usage of tutkittavassa is common in formal, technical, or academic Finnish to denote items, questions, or phases that are subject to investigation. It can function as an attributive modifier before a noun or appear in fixed expressions that denote a state awaiting examination. In practice, it often appears in phrases like “tutkittavassa tilassa” (in an investigable state) or “tutkittavassa tapauksessa” (in a case to be investigated).

Etymology traces tutkittavassa to tutkittava, formed from tutkia with the participial suffix -va, and extended into various grammatical cases as a descriptive adjective. It is a specialized but productive form in Finnish, especially in contexts where prospective or required inquiry is emphasized.