Käituva

Käituva is a term that appears infrequently in Finnish, and it is not established as a standard lexical entry in major dictionaries. In contemporary Finnish, present active participles are typically formed with the suffixes -vä or -va (for example, kävelevä from kävellä, or käyttävä from käyttää). The form käituva does not correspond to a widely recognized, productive participle in standard Finnish grammar, and it is not listed as a separate word with a fixed meaning in reputable references.

Because käituva is not attested as a standard form, its presence in texts is usually considered uncertain or nonstandard. When encountered, it is often attributed to typographical error, misspelling, or nonstandard/dialectal usage rather than to a recognized gram­matical category. The lack of a clear, agreed-upon meaning in authoritative sources makes it difficult to assign a precise definition.

If the intention is to convey a sense related to behaving or conduct, standard Finnish alternatives are available. For example, from the verb käydä or kävellä, forms like käyvää or käynti might be used in different contexts, and from käyttäytyä, the present participle käyttäytyvä (behaving) is the appropriate construction. From käyttää, the participle käyttävä (using) is used in different constructions.

See also: käyttäytyä, käyttävä, käytyä, kävely (as contextual points for related stems and common participles).

In summary, käituva is not a recognized standard form in Finnish and is best understood as nonstandard or erroneous rather than an established grammatical category.