Opettavana

Opettavana is a Finnish present active participle form derived from the verb opettaa, meaning to teach. It functions as an adjective or adverbial participle and denotes something related to teaching or having an instructional character. The suffix -va/-vä is used to form participles, and opettavana is inflected like other participles to agree with case, number, and role in a sentence. In practice, opettavana is often used to describe roles or materials that serve a teaching purpose.

In usage, opettavana commonly appears in phrases that express function or role, such as opettavana esimerkkinä (as an instructive example) or opettavana materiaalina (as teaching material). The word can describe people, objects, or methods that have a pedagogical or educational function. It is primarily a descriptive, not a lexeme with a separate dictionary meaning, and it relies on the broader verb root opettaa for its sense.

Related Finnish forms include the base verb opettaa (to teach) and the common nouns opettaja (teacher) and opettaminen (teaching). The concept is part of Finnish grammar and education vocabulary, where participial forms are frequently used to convey nuance about function, method, or role without creating new verbs. Overall, opettavana denotes something that teaches or is intended to teach, used to emphasize instructional value in discourse.