Laajentuvien

Laajentuvien is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the genitive plural of the present active participle laajentuva, derived from the verb laajentua meaning to expand or widen. In noun phrases it signals association with ongoing expansion, and it can also appear in contexts where the participle is treated as a nominal modifier.

In use, laajentuvien appears before a noun in genitive plural to indicate “of expanding …” or “the expanding …” for example, laajentuvien projektien hallinta meaning the management of expanding projects, or laajentuvien kaupunkialueiden suunnittelu meaning the planning of expanding urban areas. The form is common in formal or bureaucratic writing, business planning documents, and policy reports, where processes under way or anticipated changes are described.

Examples:

- Laajentuvien projektien vaikutukset ovat moninaisia. (The effects of expanding projects are manifold.)

- Laajentuvien kaupunkialueiden kehitys vaatii uusia infrastruktuuriratkaisuja. (The development of expanding urban areas requires new infrastructure solutions.)

- Laajentuvien projektien aikataulut ovat tiukennettuneet. (The schedules of expanding projects have tightened.)

Related forms include laajentuva (present active participle used as an adjective, e.g., laajentuva projekti) and laajentunut/laajentuneet (past participle forms indicating completion or expansion that has already occurred). Laajentuvien serves primarily as a specialized, formal modifier within noun phrases to express ongoing or prospective expansion.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, noun phrases.