maksettavaksi

"Maksettavaksi" is a Finnish verbal form derived from the verb maksaa ("to pay") and commonly translates as "to be paid" or "for payment". It is formed from the adjective/participle maksettava ("payable, to be paid") with the translative suffix -ksi, which gives a sense of change of state or intended result.

In usage, maksettavaksi appears in administrative, financial and legal contexts to indicate that an invoice, fee or charge is designated to be paid or has been scheduled for payment. Typical collocations include jättää maksettavaksi ("to leave for payment"), merkitty maksettavaksi ("marked for payment") and erä on maksettavaksi tiettynä päivänä ("the installment is to be paid on a given date"). It can also function as an adverbial phrase indicating purpose or intended outcome.

The form is more common in written and formal Finnish—such as bookkeeping entries, payment instructions, and official correspondence—than in colloquial speech, where simpler constructions like lasku on maksettava or pitää maksaa are often used. Synonymous expressions include maksettava (without translative nuance) and maksusuoritukseksi merkitty ("recorded as a payment").

Understanding maksettavaksi involves recognizing both its morphological components (maksaa + -ttava + -ksi) and its pragmatic role: it signals that an obligation or item is to enter the state of being paid, often by a specified actor or at a specified time.