tarvittavia

Tarvittavia is the partitive plural form of the Finnish adjective tarvittava, meaning necessary or required. It is used to describe a plural noun in the partitive case, typically when referring to an indefinite amount or a subset of items, information, resources, or actions.

In Finnish grammar, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in number and case. When the noun is plural and in the partitive case, the adjective takes the corresponding partitive plural ending, here -via or -via/ -avia depending on phonology and declension. Thus, tarvittavia modifies nouns such as tietoja, resursseja, toimenpiteitä, or asioita. For example, tarvittavia tietoja means necessary information, and tarvittavia toimenpiteitä means necessary measures.

Common usage contexts include procurement, research, planning, and any situation where one refers to items or information that are required but not specified in quantity or definiteness. The form helps express that only some of the things being discussed are needed or that the needs are not fully defined.

Etymology: tarvittavia comes from the adjective tarvittava, which in turn derives from the verb tarvita, meaning “to need.” The suffix -ttava forms a participial adjective meaning “needed” or “required,” and the partitive plural ending -via marks the grammatical case and number of the noun it describes.

See also: Finnish grammar, partitive case, adjective declension, tarvita.