lajiteltavana

Lajiteltavana is a Finnish term used in information management and related fields to describe items that can be sorted or classified. It is a present participle form of the verb lajitella, meaning to sort, classify, or categorize, and it functions as an adjective or predicative expression. The form indicates a state in which sorting or categorization can be performed, or that sorting is part of a planned process.

In practice, lajiteltavana appears in contexts such as databases, library and archival work, inventories, and user interface descriptions. It helps communicate that items are eligible for ordering by a criterion such as category, date, or metadata. For example, a catalog entry or a dashboard label might refer to lists or files that are lajitte·tel·avana, or it may be used in phrases describing data that are to be sorted. In software interfaces, it can signal that sorting functionality exists or that a view is subject to sorting.

Linguistic notes: the form is related to the noun lajittelu (sorting) and to other participial forms derived from lajitella. Finnish uses several participial patterns to express potential, ongoing, or pending actions, and lajiteltavana is a state-based form conveying “to be sorted” or “eligible for sorting.” The term is more common in Finnish-language documentation, data schemas, and UI texts than in casual speech.

See also: lajittelu, lajitteluprosessi, luokittelu.