ajateltavan

Ajateltavan is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective-participle ajateltava, which comes from the verb ajatella, meaning “to think” or “to consider.” The participle verkk is used as an adjective meaning “to be thought about” or “to be considered.” When ajateltava modifies a following noun that is in the genitive, the form changes to ajateltavan, yielding phrases that express “the X to be considered.”

In practice, ajateltavan appears in noun phrases where the head noun is in genitive, for example: ajateltavan vaihtoehdon valinta (“the choice of the option to be considered”) and ajateltavan idean keskustelu (“the discussion of the idea that can be contemplated”). Another common construction is ajateltavan asian ratkaiseminen (“solving the matter that is to be contemplated”). These constructions are typical in formal or analytical writing, such as philosophy, policy analysis, or technical reports, where it is useful to specify that a matter should be subjected to consideration.

Ajateltavan should be distinguished from the plain adjective muodossa ajateltava, which is used directly before a noun in its basic form, as in ajateltava ratkaisu (“a solution that can be considered”). The genitive form ajatelvatn helps link the participle to the following noun within a possessive-like phrase, clarifying scope and focus of consideration. Overall, it is a specialized grammatical form used to convey that something is intended for contemplation or assessment.