Edellyttävä

Edellyttävää is the partitive singular form of the Finnish present active participle edellyttävä, which derives from the verb edellyttää meaning “to require” or “to entail.” The participle functions as a verbal adjective meaning “requiring” or “that requires.” In usage, edellyttävää is chosen to agree with the noun it modifies when that noun is in the partitive or otherwise indefinite.

Grammatical use and construction: Edellyttävää is used primarily in noun phrases to describe prerequisites, conditions, or requirements. It behaves like other -vä/-vää participles in Finnish, declining to match the case and number of the noun it accompanies. The form edellyttävää specifically appears when the modified noun is in the partitive singular, as in phrases conveying an action or object that is required.

Examples:

- Koulutusta edellyttävää ohjelmaa — “a program that requires training.”

- Hakemuksen täyttämiseen liittyy edellyttävää ehtoja, though the more common phrasing would use explicit prerequisites.

Differences from related forms: The base participle edellyttävä is used in nominative or attributive positions before a definite noun (edellyttävä ehto, “a prerequisite”). The partitive form edellyttävää is used when the noun it modifies is in partitive or when the overall phrase expresses an indefinite amount or action.

Etymology and related terms: The form stems from the verb edellyttää and the present active participle suffix -vä. Related words include edellytys (prerequisite, precondition) and edellyttää (to require). The participle forms are a common way to express “requiring” or “necessary” in Finnish.

See also: edellyttää, edellytys, Finnish participles.