Tutkittavissa

Tutkittavissa is a Finnish adjective meaning “investigable” or “capable of being investigated.” It describes information, claims, or situations that can be examined, tested, or verified through inquiry. The term is common in formal writing—such as legal documents, scientific reports, and investigative journalism—and is used to indicate that further inquiry is possible or required. For example, väitteet ovat tutkittavissa (the claims are investigable) or tässä on tutkittavissa oleva epäilys (there is an invest igable suspicion).

Grammar and etymology: tutkittavissa is the inessive singular form of tutkittava, formed from the verb tutkia “to investigate” with the participial suffix -ttava, yielding “investigable.” The inessive suffix -ssa marks “in” and conveys a state, so tutkittavissa expresses “in a state of being investigable.” In usage, tutkittavissa is typically used predicatively with olla (on) or attributively in the construction tutkittavissa oleva + noun (an investigable [noun]).

Nuances and usage: The word signals potential rather than an actual completed investigation; it emphasizes feasibility of investigation rather than results. It is common in academic and policy texts when planning analyses, audits, or risk assessments, and it can pair with various nouns, such as tutkittavissa oleva tieto (investigable information) or tutkittavissa oleva asia (investigable matter). Distinctions from related terms such as selvitetty or selvitettävä are subtle and relate to whether the emphasis is on feasibility versus completion.