Myöntävän

Myöntävän is the genitive singular form of the Finnish present active participle myöntävä, which comes from the verb myöntää, meaning to grant, allow, or acknowledge. The participle functions as an adjective or in attributive noun phrases to express the idea of granting, approving, or affirming something. In Finnish grammar, present active participles decline like adjectives; common forms include nominative singular myöntävä, genitive singular myöntävän, partitive singular myöntävää, and the corresponding plural forms such as nominative plural myöntävät, genitive plural myöntävien, and partitive plural myöntäviä. The form myöntävän is most often encountered in genitive singular constructions.

In usage, myöntävän is used to describe acts, decisions, or statements related to permission or approval. It typically appears in phrases where the participle modifies a noun, or in compound noun phrases that denote the act or result of granting something. It is common in formal, administrative, or legal language.

Examples:

- myöntävän luvan antaminen — the giving of a grant/permission.

- myöntävän päätöksen teko — the making of an approving/granting decision.

Notes:

The word is not typically used as a standalone verb; it is derived from myöntää and functions as an adjective-like form. Its exact form changes with Finnish case and number, so context will determine the appropriate ending.

See also: myöntää, Finnish grammar, present active participle.

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