Vaatimassa

Vaatimassa is a Finnish present active participle form of the verb vaatia, meaning to demand or require. It roughly translates as “demanding” or “in the act of demanding.” The form is used to indicate ongoing action and can appear in two main contexts: as a non-finite verb form in clauses without an auxiliary verb, and in combination with the auxiliary olla to express present progressive meaning. For example: Hän on vaatimassa korvausta, meaning “He is demanding compensation.”

As an attributive or modifying form, vaatimassa can describe someone or something involved in a demand, though in everyday language this usage is less common than the straightforward finite verb forms. The participle often conveys a sense of immediacy or persistence in the demand, rather than a simple habitual action.

In Finnish grammar, vaatimassa shares its root with vaatia (to demand) and connects to related forms such as the noun vaatimus (a demand or claim) and the adjective vaativa (demanding). Distinctions among these forms help speakers express degree, duration, and modality of demanding in different sentence structures.

Overall, vaatimassa functions as a standard part of Finnish participial and verbal conjugation, enabling concise expressions of ongoing demands and actions connected to demanding behavior or claims.