Kirjaantumassa

Kirjaantumassa is a Finnish term used to describe the state or process of something being registered. Grammatically, it is a present participial form derived from the verb kirjaantua, meaning to become or be registered or enrolled. The suffix -massa marks an ongoing action or state, so kirjaantumassa literally means “in the process of being registered.” It contrasts with kirjaantunut (registered or entered) and kirjaantuva (likely to become registered). The form is primarily found in formal or bureaucratic prose and official registries, where it describes statuses that are not yet finalized.

In usage, kirjaantumassa is employed to indicate that registration in a system or process is still underway. It can appear in predicative constructions with olla or in attributive phrases describing a status, such as hakija or yritys. For example: “Yritys on kirjaantumassa kaupparekisteriin” (The company is in the process of being registered in the Trade Register) or “kirjaantumassa oleva hakija” (an applicant who is in the process of being registered). The term tends to be more common in formal documentation than in everyday speech.

Etymology and related forms: kirjaantumassa is formed from kirjaantua plus the adverbial participle suffix -massa. Related concepts include rekisteröinti (registration), kirjaaminen (enrollment), and other Finnish participial forms used to express ongoing actions or states.

See also: kirjaantua, rekisteröinti, kirjaaminen.