ostettavaa

Ostettavaa is a Finnish noun formed with the suffix -ttava from the verb ostaa (to buy). It refers to items, goods, or matters that are to be purchased; in English this can be rendered as “to be bought items” or “purchases.” Ostettavaa is the partitive singular form; this form is commonly used in statements about quantities of goods to be procured or in predicates that take the partitive case, for example “Ostettavaa on vielä paljon” (there is still a lot to buy).

Usage and contexts: It appears in everyday speech, shopping lists, catalogs, procurement planning and business contexts to denote what should be bought. In lists, one might see “Ostettavaa” as a heading followed by items. In more specific references, one would say “ostettavaa tavaraa” (goods to be bought) or “ostettavia tavaroita” (purchases).

Grammar: The singular ostettavaa is partitive; the plural partitive form is ostettavia. The base adjective ostettava means “to be bought,” and ostettavissa means “purchasable” or “available for purchase.” The noun for the act of buying is ostaminen; plural ostot refers to purchases in general.

Related terms include ostaminen (the act of buying), ostettavuus (purchasability) and ostos (shopping or purchase). Ostettavaa is most common in contexts discussing what remains to be procured or what should be acquired.