Arvailevan

Arvailevan is the genitive singular form of the Finnish present active participle arvaileva, which is derived from the verb arvailla meaning to guess or suppose. The present active participle is used as an adjective or in some contexts as a noun and denotes ongoing guessing or the act of guessing connected to the noun it modifies. As a participle, arvaileva and its inflected forms function like adjectives in Finnish, agreeing with the noun they describe in case and number. Consequently arvailevan appears in phrases where the noun is described as being associated with guessing, guessing-related, or speculative activity.

Morphology and usage notes: arvaileva follows the standard pattern of -va/-vä participles in Finnish. The form arvailevan specifically marks the genitive singular, allowing it to attach to a head noun in phrases such as arvailevan kommentin mukaan (according to the guessing comment) or arvailevan henkilön mielipide (the opinion of the guessing person). In other cases, it forms the full set of inflected forms similarly to other participles or adjectives, for example arvailevaa (partitive) or arvailevan (genitive). The participle can appear in both literary and contemporary prose, often to convey nuance of speculation, tentative attribution, or humorous understatement.

Etymology: arvaileva is built from arvailla plus the present participle suffix, with arvailla meaning to guess. arvailevan as a form is a grammatical variation used to express possession or relation in the genitive case.

See also: arvailla, Finnish participles, Finnish grammar.