Suorittavien

Suorittavien is a Finnish grammatical form. It is the genitive plural form of the present active participle suorittava, which means performing or one who performs. As a participial adjective, suorittavien functions to denote the agents who carry out an action and to relate a noun phrase to those agents. The form is common in formal or written Finnish, particularly in contexts that describe duties, roles, or attributes of a group.

Grammatical role and usage

Suorittavien typically appears in phrases where the group of doers is identified or attributed, often preceding or accompanying a noun in a way that shows possession, association, or responsibility. The core idea is to specify “those who perform” in contrast to others. It is declined to match number and case with the noun it modifies, which in practice means it appears in construction patterns that require genitive plural.

Examples and interpretation

- suorittavien vastuulla on varmistaa laatu, meaning “the responsibility of those who perform is to ensure quality.”

- suorittavien tehtävien hoitaminen, meaning “the handling of the tasks of the doers.”

Etymology and related forms

The word combines the verb suorittaa with the present active participle suffix -va/-vä to produce suorittava, and the genitive plural ending -ien to yield suorittavien. Related forms include the base participle suorittava (nominative singular) and other case forms such as suorittavan (genitive singular) and suorittavia (partitive plural), which are used for different grammatical purposes.

Usage notes

Suorittavien is primarily a descriptive, formal construction. Its use helps distinguish the agents performing an action from other subjects and is common in legal, administrative, or analytical Finnish.