istuttavan

Istuttavan is a Finnish grammatical form. It is the genitive singular of the present active participle istuttava, which derives from the verb istuttaa (to plant). As a participial adjective, istuttava describes something that is to be planted or that is intended to be planted. The genitive form istuttavan is used when this participial adjective modifies a noun in genitive case, for example: istuttavan puun juuristo, meaning “the root system of the tree to be planted.”

The corresponding nominative form is istuttava puu, “the tree to be planted” or “the tree that is to be planted.” Related forms include istuttava (nominative singular), istuttavan (genitive singular), and istuttavat (nominative plural). There is also the passive participle istutettava, meaning “to be planted,” which appears in phrases like istutettavat taimet (“plants to be planted”).

Usage and scope: Istuttavan is primarily a grammatical tool used in agricultural, forestry, legal, or technical texts to specify items that are planned to undergo planting. It is less common in everyday speech, where speakers might instead use a more explicit noun phrase or a different construction to convey future planting.

Etymology and morphology: The form comes from the root verb istuttaa, combined with the present participle suffix -ttava, and the genitive singular suffix -van, yielding istuttavan. This pattern illustrates Finnish participle variation and its integration into noun phrases.