Ylitettävä

Ylitettävä is a Finnish word formed from the verb ylittää, which means to cross or to surpass. It functions as a present participle adjective indicating something that can be crossed or surpassed, depending on the context. In English it is often rendered as “crossable” or “surpassable,” though its exact sense is determined by usage.

Morphology and usage notes

The form ylitettävä is created by adding the participle suffix to the stem derived from ylittää. As an adjective, it can be used before a noun (attributive position) or predicatively with a copula. For example, one could describe a feature as a ylitettävä este (a crossable or to-be-crossed obstacle) or discuss a requirement as ylitettävä raja (a threshold to be surpassed). The nuance is typically formal or technical, and everyday Finnish tends to express the idea with simpler constructions or different verb forms.

Semantic range

Ylitettävä covers both physical crossing and figurative surpassing, depending on the subject. In technical, legal, or planning texts it may denote a condition or limit that can be exceeded or must be overcome in some process. Because Finnish keeps modal or obligation meanings separate from bare modifiers, ylitettävä often appears in contexts where a property is described in terms of potential action rather than direct statement.

Etymology and related forms

Ylitettävä derives from the verb ylittää, with the -ttävä participle suffix. Related forms include ylittävä (crossing/surpassing in a general sense), ylitetty (crossed/surpassed), and other modal constructions that express capability or obligation. See also Finnish participle morphology and the verb ylittää for broader context.