tulkittaviin

Tulkittaviin is a term used in Finnish linguistics to denote a specific inflected form of the participial adjective tulkittava, meaning “to be interpreted” or “interpretable.” The form is formed by taking the participial stem tulkitt- combined with the adjectival suffix -ava to yield tulkittava, and then applying the plural illative ending, resulting in tulkittaviin. In Finnish grammar, participles can function as adjectives and are declined for number and case, so tulkittaviin signals both plurality and the illative case within a noun phrase.

Usage and context: The form appears primarily in linguistic descriptions, grammar illustrations, and academic discussions of inflectional patterns. It is not common in everyday speech but is encountered in educational materials that explain how Finnish participles adapt to different grammatical roles and case endings.

Morphology and interpretation: Tulkittaviin serves as an example of how an adjective derived from a verb can take multiple inflectional endings, illustrating the interaction between participial stems, adjectival endings, and case-marking in Finnish. Some grammars may present related forms or alternate analyses, but the core idea is to demonstrate agreement with plural nouns in the illative case.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles in Finnish, illative case, adjective inflection, tulkittava.

References: Standard Finnish grammar resources and morphology-focused linguistic texts.