käsitletava

Käsiteltävä is a Finnish adjective formed from the verb käsitellä, meaning to handle, treat or discuss. As a present active participle with the suffix -ttava, it describes something that must or will be processed, examined, or dealt with. It is typically used before a noun to indicate that the item is pending handling.

The term is common in administrative, legal, and organizational contexts. It is often used to refer to matters that require attention or decision, for example in phrases like käsiteltävä asia or käsiteltävät asiat. The expression conveys that the matter is not yet resolved and is awaiting processing, decision, or discussion. It can be combined with various cases to fit different grammatical forms, such as käsiteltävän asian (genitive singular), käsiteltävät asiat (nominative plural), or käsiteltäviä asioita (partitive plural). The related infinitive form is käsitellä, and related phrases include käsittely (the act of handling or processing) and käsitteleminen (the process of dealing with something).

Usage notes and nuance: käsiteltävä emphasizes that action is required or planned, often in formal or procedural contexts. It is distinct from predicates like käsitelty (having been dealt with) and käsittelemätön (not yet handled). While it can describe concrete tasks, it also covers topics, proposals, or documents that are slated for examination or discussion in a meeting, report, or official proceeding.

See also: käsittely, käsittelysti, käsitteleminen, Finnish participles and related compounds.