Laajentumaan

Laajentumaan is a Finnish verb form derived from laajentua, which means to become larger, to expand, or to extend. Laajentumaan represents a non-finite form of the verb, formed with the suffix -umaan, and is used in grammatical constructions that require a non-finite verb to express an ongoing, prospective, or potential action related to expansion.

In usage, laajentumaan signals an action of expanding that is described without a specific subject or tense. It can appear in clauses that express intention, possibility, planning, or hypothetical development. The form is more common in written or formal language and in grammars or dictionaries that document Finnish inflection, rather than in everyday spoken Finnish.

Morphology and related forms: laajentumaan is built from the stem laajentua plus the -umaan suffix, aligning with other Finnish verbs that form a non-finite -umaan variant. Related words include laajentua (to expand), laajentuminen (expansion), and phrases that describe the process or capacity for expansion, such as laajentumiskyky (expansibility or capacity to expand). The form is primarily of interest in linguistic description and in contexts discussing grammatical structure, rather than as a commonly used natural-language construction in casual speech.