Jakautuvaan

Jakautuvaan is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the illative singular of the present active participle jakautuva, which is derived from the verb jakautua (to divide, to undergo division). The illative case signals direction into a state or place, so jakautuvaan is used when describing movement into a state characterized by division.

As a present active participle, jakautuva serves as an adjective meaning “dividing” or “dividing-related.” It inflects like an adjective and can take various case endings. Jakautuvan, jakautuvaa, ja jakautuvien are examples in different cases and numbers. The illative singular jakautuvaan forms part of phrases that indicate entering or progressing toward a state of division or a process of division, especially in technical or scientific contexts. The word often occurs in biological, cellular, or developmental descriptions, but it can appear in other fields where division or partitioning is being discussed.

Usage examples (Finnish): Solut voivat siirtyä jakautuvaan tilaan. Tutkijat kuvailevat jakautuvaan vaiheeseen liittyviä mekanismeja. In these phrases, jakautuvaan modifies the noun in illative form, conveying movement toward a dividing state or phase.

Etymology and related forms: The form derives from the verb jakautua with the present active participle jakautuva. Related forms include jakautuvaa (partitive), jakautuvan (genitive), and other case forms corresponding to the participle’s agreement with the noun it modifies. See also the base verb jakautua for broader meaning and usage.