Vangittavaksi

Vangittavaksi is a Finnish non-finite verb form that expresses the idea of something being captured or taken prisoner. It is built from the verb vangita (to capture) with the suffixes that form a passive, non-finite construction, and it functions to denote a prospective or described state rather than a completed action. In effect, it corresponds to the English to-be-captured in contexts describing potential outcomes, planned events, or roles.

Usage and meaning: The form appears most often in formal, historical, or legal prose, where a situation is described in terms of what could or should happen rather than what has already occurred. It can occur in compound phrases such as vangittavaksi määrätty, meaning “ordered to be captured,” or in similar constructions that outline an intended or possible outcome. Because vangittavaksi is non-finite, its subject is determined by the surrounding clause.

Context and style: In everyday Finnish, speakers typically use finite passive constructions or other non-finite forms to express related ideas, so vangittavaksi is more common in formal writing, archival records, or literary texts. Its use helps to specify a planned or hypothetical state rather than a completed event.

See also:

- vangita

- vangittu

- vangitus

- vangittava

References: Not provided.