Laajentavaa

Laajentavaa is a Finnish present active participle form derived from the verb laajentaa, meaning to expand. It functions as a participial adjective that conveys the idea of expanding or being intended to expand. The form laajentavaa is the partitive singular, and it is used when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case or when the action is viewed as ongoing, indefinite, or not yet completed. For example, laajentavaa hanketta means an expanding or expanding project.

In Finnish grammar, present active participles can modify nouns in attributive position and must agree with the noun in number and case. Laajentavaa typically appears before a noun to describe the ongoing process of expansion, such as laajentavaa hanketta (an expanding project) or laajentavaa toimintaa (expanding activity). Predicative uses are possible but far less common; the attributive function is the standard usage.

Common usages illustrate the meaning:

- laajentavaa hanketta (an expanding project)

- laajentavaa toimintaa (expanding operations)

- laajentavaa politiikkaa (an expansionary policy), though this is more context-dependent and may sound specialized.

Relation to other forms: laajentaa is the base verb. The adjective present participle for nominative singular would be laajentava, while laajentavaa is its partitive singular form. Related terms include laajentuminen (expansion or growth, a noun form) and laajentaminen (the act of expanding). These forms are part of Finnish morphology that allows verb-derived adjectives to convey ongoing processes and future-oriented actions.

Etymology: laajentavaa combines laajentaa with the present active participle suffix, producing a word that denotes ongoing expansion and is used to describe nouns in a way that emphasizes process or potential development.