Esiintyvä

Esiintyvä is a Finnish adjective and present participle formed from the verb esiintyä, meaning to appear or to perform, especially on stage. It describes someone or something that is performing or making an appearance, such as a musician, group, or act that is currently on stage or scheduled to appear. In practice, esiintyvä is most often used before a noun to emphasize the performing status, e.g., esiintyvä artisti or esiintyvä yhtye.

Grammar and related terms: As a present participle, esiintyvä agrees with the noun in number and case, and its base form is esiinty- with the suffix -vä; the related noun for a person who performs is esiintyjä, while esiintyminen denotes the act of performing. The word functions similarly to other Finnish present participles and adjectives, and it can form phrases that highlight the performing role of a person or group.

Usage notes: While esiintyvä emphasizes the performing status, the root verb esiintyä can also mean to appear in a more general sense; in most contexts, the sense is about performing on stage or making a public appearance. It is less common to use esiintyvä in non-artistic contexts, where other descriptors might be preferred.

See also: esiintyjä, esiintyminen, esiintyä.