Kattavia

Kattavia is the plural partitive form of the Finnish present active participle kattava, derived from the verb kattaa, meaning to cover or to include. In Finnish, participles with the -va/-vä suffixes function as adjectives, describing nouns with varying degrees of inclusiveness. Kattavia conveys the sense of “covering” or “comprehensive” and is used with plural nouns in the partitive case.

The word has several related forms that follow standard Finnish adjective declension: kattava (nominative singular), kattavan (genitive singular), kattavaa (partitive singular), kattavat (nominative plural), kattavien (genitive plural), and kattavia (partitive plural). Its primary function is to express that a thing or set is wide in scope and sufficiently inclusive to meet a stated purpose.

Usage notes and examples help clarify its nuance. Kattavia emphasizes breadth and completeness of content, scope, or coverage, and is common in formal or descriptive contexts such as reports, catalogs, or datasets. It is not a direct synonym of laaja (broad); laaja stresses breadth, while kattava stresses thorough inclusion. Examples include kattava lista (a comprehensive list), kattavaa tietoa (comprehensive information), and kattavia vaihtoehtoja (comprehensive options). When choosing between forms, the case and number of the noun determine the appropriate ending, with the partitive plural kattavia used for plural nouns in contexts describing ongoing or non-countable coverage.