osoitettavaa

Osoitettavaa is a Finnish linguistic term referring to the participial adjective formed from the verb osoittaa, meaning to show, indicate, or prove. It designates something that must be shown or demonstrated, and is especially common in formal, legal, or academic writing.

Grammatically, osoitettavaa is the partitive singular form of the attributive adjective osoitettava. It is used to modify a noun in the partitive case or to express necessity or potential requirement: for example, osoitettavaa väitettä = a claim that must be demonstrated, osoitettavaa todistusaineistoa = evidence that is to be proved.

In usage, the form signals that the speaker regards the described element as requiring demonstration rather than as already proven. It can appear in legal briefs, argumentation, or philosophical discourse when distinguishing between what is asserted and what remains to be proven. Typical constructions include combined phrases with todistus, väite, or aineisto.

Variants and related terms include the base adjective osoitettava, the noun osoitus meaning proof or demonstration, and the noun todistus meaning evidence. The distinction between osoitettavaa and related forms may influence emphasis on obligation to prove rather than established fact.

See also: osoitus, todistus, väite.