Torjuvien

Torjuvien is a Finnish inflected form of the adjective and present participle torjuva, meaning “rejecting” or “refusing.” It is not a standalone lexical item but a grammatical form used to modify a noun within a genitive context. In Finnish, adjectives and participles agree with the noun they describe in number and case, and torjuvien is the genitive plural form of torjuva.

Usage and function

The form torjuvien typically appears when the head noun is in genitive plural. It can be used in noun phrases such as “torjuvien mielipiteiden mukaan” (according to the opinions of those who reject) or “torjuvien asenteiden vaikutus” (the effect of the rejecting attitudes). In these constructions, torjuvien conveys the sense of the people or things that reject, or the qualities of rejection, depending on the context.

Meaning and nuance

Torjuvien functions as a modifier that attributes rejection-related characteristics to a plural noun. It can refer to people who oppose something, or to abstract attributes (attitudes, claims, actions) that are characterized by rejection. The nuance is not inherent to the form by itself but arises from the head noun it modifies and the broader sentence.

Etymology

The form comes from the verb torjua, “to reject,” with torjuva serving as the present participle/adjective. The genitive plural ending -ien yields torjuvien.

See also

torjua, torjuva, Finnish grammar.