yleistettäväksi

Yleistettäväksi is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb yleistää, meaning to generalize or apply broadly. The form expresses that something is to be generalized or made applicable to a larger context. It is a variation of the -ttävä + -ksi construction used to form a passive or prospective infinitive, and it is mainly found in formal or academic language.

Morphology and meaning: the stem yleistää provides yleistett- as the base; adding -äväksi yields yleistettäväksi. The ending -ksi marks the infinitive of purpose or a construction that describes what is to be done with the object in question. In practice, yleistettäväksi functions as a modifier that indicates a future or intended generalization of a finding, result, or principle. It is closely related to the adjective yleistettävä (generalizable) and to other -ettävä forms like käytettäväksi (to be used).

Usage and context: yleistettäväksi is most common in scientific, methodological, or policy-related texts where authors discuss the scope and applicability of results. It often occurs with phrases such as “tutkimustulokset ovat yleistettäväksi tarkoitetut” (the research results are intended to be generalized) or in sentences describing an approach that should be applied more broadly. The form signals prospective action and is part of a wider Finnish system of infinitive and participle constructions used to convey purpose, obligation, or potential applicability.

Examples of related forms include yleistettävä (generalizable) and yleistettäväksi tarkoitetut/tarkoitettu (intended to be generalized). In everyday Finnish, yleistettäväksi is less common outside scholarly or technical writing, where precise specification of generalization is important.