Undgåelige

Undgåelige is a Danish adjective meaning “avoidable” or “capable of being avoided.” It is used to describe situations, costs, or risks that can be prevented or mitigated through actions, planning, or foresight. The term is formed from undgå, meaning “to avoid,” plus the suffix -lig, which yields adjectives meaning “able to be.”

In Danish, undgåelig is the base adjective, and undgåelige is its plural indefinite form (modifying a plural noun). For example, undgåelige omkostninger means “avoidable costs.” In definite constructions, the form changes with the noun phrase, as in de undgåelige omkostninger (“the avoidable costs”). The corresponding negative concept is uundgåelig, meaning “unavoidable” or “inevitable,” which is used to describe things that cannot be avoided.

Usage and context: undgåelige is common in risk assessments, economics, policy discussions, and legal or administrative language where the emphasis is on what can be prevented or mitigated. It appears in both formal writing and advisory texts, often in discussions about costs, consequences, or procedures that can be controlled through decisions or actions.

See also: uundgåelig (unavoidable), unavoidable, inevitable; undgåelighed (avoidability) as a related noun form in Danish.