Riippuvina

Riippuvina is a Finnish linguistic term that describes the state of being dependent. It is a non-finite participial form linked to the verb riippua (to depend) and related to the adjective riippuvainen (dependent). In grammar descriptions, riippuvina is used to express ongoing dependence and may modify a noun or appear in predicative positions to indicate that something relies on another factor, person, or condition.

The form is most often found in formal or technical writing, including discussions of dependency relations in linguistics, law, economics, and sociology. It signals a contingent or conditional state of reliance rather than a permanent trait. Like other participial forms in Finnish, riippuvina is inflected to agree with the related noun in case and number.

In everyday Finnish, speakers more commonly use riippuva, riippuvainen, or riippuvuus to convey similar meanings of dependence or addiction. Riippuvina thus tends to appear primarily in scholarly or descriptive contexts where precise terminology for dependency states is required.

See also: riippuvuus, riippuvainen, riippua, riippuvuussuhde, kielioppi.