-tava

tava tavā tavă táva tāva täva ťava -tava -tävä Finnish Alternative forms fi -ttava with some verbs Etymology From fi urj-fin-pro *-ttapa, fi urj-fin-pro *-tapa (fi -ttava, fi -tava), from urj-fin-pro *-tta- (passive infix) + urj-fin-pro *-pa (active participle). The weak grade has been generalized like in fi -va participial. Suffix adjective Forms the present passive participle. fi 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 fi -ava, appearing either as fi -tava or fi -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. fi 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. fi Se on tehtävissä. It's doable. Note that the above sentence could also mean "it's in the tasks/exercises"; see fi tehtävä Further reading Anagrams fi aatv vata