Perehtyvissä

Perehtyvissä is a Finnish grammatical form belonging to the present active participle perehtyvä, derived from the verb perehtyä, meaning to familiarize oneself or to become acquainted. As an participial adjective, perehtyvissä describes groups or entities that are currently in the process of familiarizing themselves with something. The form is the inessive plural, marked by the suffix -issä, and it is used to modify plural nouns.

In usage, perehtyvissä typically appears in formal or descriptive prose, such as educational, administrative, or policy texts, to indicate ongoing learning or acquaintance. It emphasizes that the action of becoming informed is not yet complete. The form contrasts with perehtynyt (having become familiar) and with other participial forms that denote different temporal or aspectual nuances. When used attributively, perehtyvissä agrees in number with the noun it modifies, and no separate article is required in Finnish grammar.

Examples illustrate its sense of ongoing process:

- Perehtyvissä ryhmissä osallistujat kä—vystävät ohjeita ja materiaaleja läpi.

- Koulutuksen perehtyvissä osioissa käsitellään muun muassa turvallisuussääntöjä ja käytännön menettelyjä.

Etymology and related terms:

- Perehdyä/ perehtyä: the verb meaning to familiarize oneself.

- Perehtyminen: the process of familiarizing.

- Perehtyvä/perehtyvä: the present active participle form from which perehtyvissä derives.

Perehtyvissä is thus a specific grammatical vehicle to reference groups or contexts in the midst of acquiring knowledge or experience.