Laajenevissa

Laajenevissa is a Finnish grammatical form, specifically the plural inessive form of the present active participle laajeneva, meaning expanding or widening. It is used to describe nouns in the plural that are themselves located in a context of ongoing expansion. The form is built from the participle stem laajenev- plus the inessive plural ending -issa (resulting in laajenevissa).

In practice, laajenevissa appears in phrases where the noun it modifies is plural and inessive, such as “laajenevissa kaupungeissa” (in expanding cities) or “laajenevissa toimialoissa” (in expanding industries). The word by itself does not function as a standalone lexical item; it is a grammatical form that integrates into noun phrases to convey an ongoing process of growth or expansion.

Usage context and notes:

- Laajenevissa is commonly seen in descriptive or analytical Finnish writing, including urban studies, economics, and technology discussions, where ongoing expansion is a central theme.

- It demonstrates how Finnish participles can take case endings to form nuanced modifiers, aligning with the noun they describe.

- The form is productive and can be used with a variety of plural nouns (cities, regions, markets, networks, industries, etc.).

See also:

- Finnish grammar, participles, and the inessive case

- Present active participle laajeneva and related declensions

Laajenevissa thus serves as an illustration of Finnish participial adjectives in the plural inessive, enabling concise expression of ongoing expansion across multiple entities.