hajotettavan

Hajotettavan is the genitive singular form of the Finnish present passive participle hajotettava, which is derived from the verb hajottaa meaning to scatter or disperse. The participle hajotettava functions as an adjective describing something that is to be dispersed or is intended to be dispersed. In noun phrases, hajotettavan appears in front of a noun in genitive to specify the object or substance that is to be dispersed.

Morphology and usage details: The form hajotettavan arises from the -ttava participial suffix, which creates a descriptor meaning “to be Xed.” The genitive singular ending -n marks possession or association with another noun, so hajotettavan modifies a following noun in genitive, for example hajotettavan aineksen koostumus, meaning “the composition of the substance to be dispersed.” This construction is typical in formal, technical, or regulatory Finnish.

Examples:

- Hajotettavan aineksen tarkka koostumus on vielä epäselvä. (The exact composition of the substance to be dispersed is still unclear.)

- Tutkimuksessa käsiteltiin hajotettavan materiaalin turvallisuusvaatimukset. (The safety requirements for the material to be dispersed were addressed in the study.)

Usage notes: Hajotettavan and related forms are most common in technical, scientific, or legal texts where it is necessary to refer to objects that are intended to be dispersed or distributed. In everyday Finnish, speakers more often use explicit clauses or simpler noun phrases rather than the formal participial construction.

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