Kattavaa

Kattavaa is the partitive singular form of the Finnish adjective kattava, meaning comprehensive, thorough, or all-encompassing. The base adjective arises from the present active participle form of the verb kattaa, “to cover” or “to include,” and it is used to describe scope, coverage, or inclusiveness of content, explanations, or lists.

In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in case and number. The nominative singular form of the adjective is kattava, but when the noun is in the partitive case, the adjective also takes the partitive ending, resulting in kattavaa. This form signals indefinite quantity or ongoing scope, and it commonly appears in sentences with negation or with partitive nouns.

Kattavaa is typically used to characterize what is being described as broad or extensive content. For example, kattavaa tietoa means extensive information; kattavaa palvelua means comprehensive service. The construction is common in informative writing, product descriptions, and evaluative language where the goal is to emphasize coverage or thoroughness.

Usage notes:

- Kattavaa is an attributive adjective and can appear before a noun or as part of a broader predicate structure.

- The form changes with case: other cases include kattavan (genitive), kattavaa (partitive), kattavassa (inessive), etc.

- It often appears in neutral or positive evaluative contexts, but can also appear in comparisons or contrasts to indicate more complete coverage than alternatives.

See also: kattava, kattavuus, Finnish adjective inflection.