alustavasta
Alustavasta is a Finnish adjective form meaning preliminary or provisional. In Finnish, it appears as an inflected form of the adjective alustava and is used most often in noun phrases to indicate that something is not final. The form alustavasta is typically the genitive singular used with a noun, as in alustavasta suunnitelmasta, meaning “of the preliminary plan.”
Etymology: The word derives from alusta, meaning base or foundation, with the suffix -va that forms adjectives
Usage: The term is common in planning, policy, research, and legal documents to signal that a document
Nuances: An alustava sopimus (preliminary agreement) is often non-binding or contingent, depending on jurisdiction and the