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Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-ttapa, Proto-Finnic *-tapa (-ttava, -tava), from *-tta- (passive infix) + *-pa (active participle). The weak grade has been generalized like in -va.
Suffix
-tava
- Forms the present passive participle.
Luettavan teoksen nimi on...- The name of the work that is to be read is...
Usage notes
- Formed by using the past passive stem and appending -ava, appearing either as -tava or -ttava depending on the verb.
- Some inflected forms have specific uses:
- genitive singular: used with verbs of reporting or observing to refer to the action being done by someone (passively) according to that report or observation.
Teosta sanotaan luettavan kurssilla.- It is said that the work is being read on the course.
- inessive plural: used to express possibility or plausibility of an action.
Se on tehtävissä.- It's doable.
- (Note that the above sentence could also mean "it's in the tasks/exercises"; see tehtävä)
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