tasoitettava

Tasoitettava is a Finnish term formed from the verb tasoittaa, meaning to level out, smooth, or equalize. The word functions as the present passive participle of tasoittaa and is used as an attributive adjective or, in some contexts, as a noun referring to the thing that must be leveled. In practice, tasoitettava describes something that requires leveling or smoothing, such as a surface or area.

Formation and usage

Tasoitettava is created by applying the present passive participle suffix -ttava to the verb stem tasoita- (from tasoittaa). As an attributive form, it can modify a noun: tasoitettava pinta (surface to be leveled), tasoitettava lattia (floor to be leveled). It can also function as a noun phrase denoting the entity that must undergo the leveling process, often in planning or technical documents.

Examples

- Ennen asennusta on tasoitettava lattia. (Before installation, the floor must be leveled.)

- Tasoitettava pinta merkitään punaisella tussilla. (The surface to be leveled is marked with red marker.)

The form changes case like other Finnish attributive forms, for example tasoitettavan pinnan (genitive) or tasoitettavalle pinnalle (allative), depending on syntactic role.

Relation to other forms

Tasoitettava contrasts with tasoitettu, the past passive participle meaning “leveled,” and with tasoittaa, the active verb meaning “to level out.” It is primarily used in technical, construction, and planning language to denote work that remains to be done.

See also

Tasoitus (leveling, smoothing) and tasoittaa (to level out).