tutkittavaksi

Tutkittavaksi is a Finnish grammatical form used to designate that something is to be investigated or subjected to inquiry. It represents the translative form of the adjective or participle tutkittava, which means “investigable” or “to be investigated.” The suffix -ksi is the translative marker, indicating a change of state or designation, roughly translating to “to become …” or “to be regarded as …” in English. The combination tutkittava + -ksi yields tutkittavaksi.

Usage and function: The form is most common in formal, bureaucratic, or legal language. It is typically used predicatively with the verb olla (to be) or in constructions describing a designated aim or process. For example, Asia on tutkittavaksi means “The matter is to be investigated.” It can also appear in past or conditional contexts with appropriate auxiliary verbs, as in phrases meaning that someone or something has been set for investigation or is to be investigated.

Grammar and semantics: Tutkittavaksi functions as a predicative complement or as part of infinitive-like constructions signaling a planned or required investigation. It is distinct from tutkittava (the adjectival form meaning “investigable”) and from tutkinta (the noun “investigation”). The translative suffix -ksi communicates a shift toward the state of being investigated.

Context: While understandable to Finnish speakers, tutkittavaksi is primarily encountered in official reports, legal texts, administrative decisions, and other formal prose. It is less common in everyday speech, where simpler expressions such as “tutkittava” or “jotta tutkitaan” are more likely.

See also: tutkittava, tutkinta, translative case, Finnish grammar.