kotiutettava

Kotiutettava is a Finnish adjective formed from the verb kotiuttaa, which means to return someone to one's home or homeland, or to discharge someone to a home setting. The form kotiutettava describes something that is to be brought home or discharged home. It is commonly used in formal or administrative language and can function as an attributive modifier before a noun.

In practice, the word is most often encountered in healthcare and institutional planning. In hospital settings, kotiutettava potilas refers to a patient who is ready to be discharged and returned to home care or normal living arrangements. The term can also appear in policies or planning documents related to repatriation or return of people, resources, or responsibilities to a home base or country. The concept behind kotiutettava is closely related to the noun kotiutus, meaning discharge or repatriation, and to the act expressed by kotiuttaminen, the process of returning someone or something home.

Grammatically, kotiutettava is a participial adjective and inflects like other -ttava/-ttävä forms in Finnish. It can be used in various cases and numbers to describe subjects that are intended to be brought home or discharged. Related terms include kotiutus (discharge, repatriation), kotiuttaminen (the act of repatriating), and the verb kotiuttaa (to bring home or to discharge to home).

Typical usage examples include: "Potilas on kotiutettava ensi viikon loppuun mennessä" and "kotiutettavat potilaat" to denote patients who are to be discharged or returned home.