Lähenevas

Lähenevas is not a standard entry in contemporary Finnish dictionaries and is not generally recognized as a distinct lexeme. In most formal contexts, it would be treated as a nonstandard or dialectal inflection of the adjective or present participle lähenevä, which means “approaching” or “getting closer.” The form lä,enevas does not correspond to the common standard inflection patterns of Finnish adjectives, and outside dialect or poetic license it would be considered incorrect.

In standard Finnish, the present participle or adjective referring to something that is approaching is typically expressed with the form lähenevä, with its usual inflections such as lähenevän (genitive), lähenevää (partitive), lähenevässä (inessive), and so on. The appearance of a form like lähenevas is therefore unusual and may reflect a typographical error, a regionalism, or a deliberate stylistic choice in creative writing.

Etymologically, lähenevä is derived from the verb lähestyä “to approach,” with the stem lähene- indicating the ongoing or impending action. The seemingly aphetic endings in nonstandard forms like lähenevas are not part of the normative Finnish grammar and are not widely attested outside specific dialects or artistic usage.

See also: lähenevä, lähestyä, lähentyä, Finnish present participles, Finnish grammar.