valittavaan

Valittavaan is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb valita, meaning to choose. It is the illative singular form of the adjectival participle valittava, which functions as an adjective with a meaning roughly described as “to be chosen” or “that is to be chosen.” As a participial adjective, valittava can modify a noun and agrees with it in number and case, receiving the appropriate inflection for illative usage.

In practice, valittavaan appears in contexts where a group, list, or set is described as the one that will be chosen or is in the process of being chosen. It is most common in formal, administrative, or procedural language, such as explanations of selection criteria, candidate lists, or eligibility descriptions. The illative form indicates movement toward or inclusion in the described state, translating to “into the group that is to be chosen” in literal terms.

Valittavaan is part of a broader pattern in Finnish where verb-derived participles are used as adjectives. Other related forms of the same participle include valittava (nominative singular) and valittavaa (partitive), illustrating how participle-based adjectives inflect like ordinary adjectives across cases and numbers. The existence of valittavaan shows how Finnish combines verbal meaning with case endings to convey nuanced information about forthcoming or prospective actions.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, adjectives, valita.