Voittavan

Voittavan is a Finnish linguistic form derived from the verb voittaa, meaning "to win." It is the genitive singular form of the present active participle/adjective voittava, which describes someone or something that wins or is victorious. The form voittavan is used when the head noun is in the genitive case in a possessive or relational construction.

In standard Finnish, voittava behaves like an -va/-vä adjective or present participle. Its full paradigm includes nominative singular voittava (the winning one), partitive singular voittavaa, and genitive singular voittavan. The form voittavan appears in phrases such as voittavan joukkueen kapteeni, meaning “the captain of the winning team,” or voittavan pelaajan tarina, meaning “the story of the winning player.” The pattern is common for other adjectives in the same class and allows speakers to express possession or association succinctly.

Usage notes include its prominence in sports reporting, awards contexts, and any description of winners or victorious entities. Voittavan emphasizes the relation of the noun to the act or result of winning, rather than simply stating a fact about the noun. Distinct but related forms include voittava (base form, used as an attributive adjective), voittavaa (partitive), and the corresponding plural forms, as well as related terms such as voittaja (winner) and voittaminen (winning, the act of winning).

See also: voittava, voittaja, voittaminen, voittaa.