Vajaatoiminnalle

Vajaatoiminnalle is the allative form of the Finnish noun vajaatoiminta. The noun vajaatoiminta describes deficient functioning, malfunction, or inadequacy in a system, process, organization, or device. As the allative form, vajaatoiminnalle conveys “to/for the defective operation” and is used to indicate the target or beneficiary of an action in formal or technical Finnish.

In usage, vajaatoiminnalle appears in sentences where the focus is the deficient operation as the object of measures, funding, assessment, regulation, or study. It is more common in written language, especially in engineering, safety reports, governance documents, and administrative texts, than in everyday speech.

Morphology: the base vajaatoiminta combines vaja- (deficit) with toiminta (activity). The allative suffix -lle attaches to the noun to indicate destination or purpose.

Examples:

- Budjetissa on varattu varoja vajaatoiminnalle tarkoitetuille toimenpiteille. (The budget allocates funds for measures intended for the defective operation.)

- Turvallisuusarvio keskittyy vajaatoiminnalle suunnattuihin korjaaviin toimenpiteisiin. (The safety assessment focuses on corrective actions aimed at the deficient operation.)

See also: vajaatoiminta, toimintahäiriö, vika, Finnish grammar allative.