Paahtavien

Paahtavien is the genitive plural form of the Finnish present participle or adjective paahtava, meaning “roasting” or “roasted-related.” It originates from the verb paahtaa, “to roast.” In Finnish grammar, paahtava functions as an inflected adjective or participle, and its genitive plural form paahtavien is used to modify a plural noun in the genitive case.

Usage and function:

Paahtavien typically appears in noun phrases where the head noun is in genitive plural. It conveys that the noun relates to or results from roasting. Examples include phrases such as paahtavien kahvien aromi (“the aroma of the roasted coffees”) and paahtavien pähkinöiden maku (“the taste of the roasted nuts”). The form is mainly attributive and found in written Finnish, including descriptive or journalistic contexts.

Notes:

Paahtavien is not commonly used as a standalone noun; instead it functions as a modifier. The corresponding nominative singular is paahtava, and other forms exist for different cases and numbers (for example, partitive plural would be paahtavia). The concept is part of Finnish participle usage, illustrating how adjectives derived from verbs inflect to agree with their nouns in case and number.

See also:

paahtaa, paahtaminen, Finnish participles, Finnish grammar.