toistettavan

Toistettavan is a Finnish word formed as the genitive singular of the attributive participle toistettava, meaning “that is to be repeated” or “repeatable.” In Finnish, toistettava is used to describe something that should be repeated or can be repeated, especially in instructional, procedural, or analytical contexts. The genitive form toistettavan is used to modify another noun within a noun phrase, signaling that the described item is the one intended for repetition.

Grammatical use and form

Toistettava functions as an adjective-noun hybrid that can take standard inflection like other Finnish adjectives. In the genitive singular, it becomes toistettavan, which is commonly seen before a noun in genitive to form phrases such as toistettavan tehtävän (the task to be repeated) or toistettavan kohdan (the part to be repeated). The base nominative form is toistettava; other forms include toistettavaa (partitive) and toistettavat (nominative plural), among others. The choice of form depends on the syntactic role of the noun it accompanies.

Usage context

Toistettavan appears most often in formal or technical Finnish, including educational materials, manuals, and descriptions of iterative processes. It is less common in everyday speech, where simpler expressions like toistettava tehtävä or tehtävä, jonka on toistettava, may be preferred. The term helps specify a deliberate or required repetition within procedures, analyses, or instructions.

Related terms

Related words include toistettava (the base form), toistaa (to repeat), and toisto (repetition). The concept is closely tied to Finnish terminology for iteration, repetition, and procedural steps.