tarkasteltavat

Tarkasteltavat is a Finnish present passive participle form of the verb tarkastella, meaning “to inspect” or “to examine.” It is used to indicate items or data that are intended to be checked or reviewed. The form functions as an adjective and commonly appears in noun phrases such as tarkasteltavat kohteet (the objects to be inspected), tarkasteltavat asiakirjat (the documents to be examined), or tarkasteltavat tiedot (the data to be checked).

Grammatically, tarkasteltavat is the plural form; the singular is tarkasteltava. The participle is formed with the suffix -ttava, a structure that marks voice and meaning as passive and future-oriented, i.e., something that is to be examined rather than something performing the examination. The form agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, for example tarkasteltavien kohteiden tarkastus (the inspection of the objects to be examined, in genitive plural) and other case forms like tarkasteltavien kohteiden lists.

Usage contexts for tarkasteltavat are common in administrative, regulatory, and quality-control language. It is frequently encountered in checklists, workflows, and official documents to specify what elements must be reviewed during a procedure. The term emphasizes a planning or preparatory stage in which certain items are designated for inspection.

Relation to other forms: tarkasteltava denotes a single item to be examined, while tarkasteltavat covers multiple items. The form remains descriptive and does not denote the act of inspecting itself; rather, it characterizes the objects that require inspection. The root is tarkastella, with the -ttava suffix signaling a passive, to-be-examined meaning.