tuotava

Tuotava is a Finnish term connected to the verb tuottaa, meaning to produce. In Finnish grammar it appears as part of the family of participles that form adjectives describing an action or a property related to production. The form is not commonly used as a stand-alone word in everyday language; instead, it is discussed in linguistic descriptions together with related forms such as tuotettava (to be produced) and tuottava (producing).

Grammatically, tuotava is associated with the -ttava participle, which marks an ongoing or potential action connected to the root verb. The active present participle is typically tuottava (producing), while the passive or prospective sense of “to be produced” is expressed by tuotettava. Because Finnish has multiple overlapping participial forms, tuotava is often noted by grammarians as a stem form that appears in the theoretical description of the system rather than as a common independent word.

Usage and notes: in standard, contemporary Finnish, writers most often use tuotettava to mean “to be produced” or "to be produced/produced," and tuottava to mean "producing" or "one who produces" depending on context. Tuotava may occur in linguistic, philological, or historical discussion of the participle system, or in compound forms where the root and suffix interact with other grammatical elements. It is generally not a term you would encounter frequently outside grammatical explanations.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, -ttava suffix, tuottaa, tuotanto.