Korjaavalla

Korjaavalla is a Finnish grammatical form that comes from the present active participle korjaava, derived from the verb korjata, meaning to repair. Korjaava describes a repairing action or something related to repairing, and korjaavalla is the adessive singular form used to place that description in a context of location, means, or manner.

In usage, korjaavalla can function as an adjective modifying a noun or as part of an adverbial phrase indicating manner or method. For example, phrases like korjaavalla tavalla (in a repairing manner) or korjaavalla otteella (with a repairing/repair-minded approach) illustrate how the form expresses how an action is carried out. The adessive case -lla marks various relationships such as location or instrument in Finnish, here extending to the sense of manner or approach rather than a physical location.

Morphologically, korjaavalla is one of many inflected forms of the present active participle korjaava. The base participle can take other case endings to fit different grammatical roles, such as korjaavan (genitive) or korjaavaa (partitive), while korjaavalla remains the adessive form used in contexts described above.

Common uses tend to appear in technical or descriptive Finnish, where participles create compact phrases like korjaavalla alalla (in the repair industry) or korjaavalla tavalla (in a repair-oriented manner). While korjaavalla can describe a person or a process indirectly, more everyday language often relies on the noun korjaaja (repairer) or verb-based constructions.

See also: Finnish present participles; adjectives in Finnish; adessive case.