Kattavasta

Kattavasta is the elative singular form of the Finnish adjective kattava, meaning “covering” or “comprehensive.” It is used to describe the scope or extent of a noun and appears with the noun in the elative case, conveying the sense “from the comprehensive …” or “of the comprehensive …”

Etymology and morphology: Kattava is formed from the verb kattaa, meaning “to cover” or “to include,” with the present participle suffix -va to yield an adjective meaning “covering” or “comprehensive.” The elative suffix -sta attaches to the adjective, producing the form kattavasta, which can modify a noun in the elative: for example, kattavasta valikoimasta means “from the comprehensive selection.”

Usage: The form is common in formal or descriptive Finnish, such as product catalogs, reports, and presentations where breadth or completeness is emphasized. It is used similarly to other adjectives in Finnish; other inflected forms of kattava exist for different cases and numbers (e.g., kattavan, kattavalle, etc.).

Examples: Kattavasta valikoimasta löytyy sekä klassikoita että uutuuksia. From the comprehensive selection, there are both classics and new items. Kattavasta tutkimuksesta saadut tulokset tukevat johtopäätöksiä. The results from the comprehensive study support the conclusions.

See also: kattavuus, kattava, laaja. Kattavuutta, kattavien ilmauksien ja laajuutta kuvaavat ilmaisut ovat commonen vaihtoehtoja kuvaamaan laajaa tilannetta tai kerättyä aineistoa.