aiheutuvan

aiheutuvan is a Finnish grammatical form referring to the genitive singular of the present active participle aiheutuva, which derives from the verb aiheuttaa meaning to cause. In Finnish grammar, participles can function as adjectives, and when the participle is used to modify a noun in a genitive construction, the participle takes the form aiheutuvan before the noun whose possessor is expressed in genitive. The result expresses the source or agent of a cause, for example aiheuttuvan tekijän vaikutus, meaning “the effect of the causing factor.”

Morphology and usage: aiheutuva is the present active participle meaning “causing.” Its genitive singular is aiheutuvan. This form is typically found in formal or academic Finnish, where it attributes causation to a preceding noun phrase. It is less common in everyday speech, where simpler phrases such as aiheuttava tekijä or other constructions might be used instead.

Related forms and notes: aiheutuva sits within a family of participial adjectives derived from aiheuttaa. Other related forms include the present active participle aiheuttava (“causing”) and the past participle aiheitettu or aiheutetty (“caused”). The choice between these forms depends on tense, voice, and the desired nuance of attribution in the sentence.

Examples:

- aiheuttuvan tekijän vaikutus on monitahoinen. (The effect of the causing factor is multifaceted.)

- aiheuttuvan tapahtuman seuraus voi olla odottamaton. (The consequence of the causing event can be unexpected.)

- aiheuttuvan toiminnan vaikutukset ovat laajat. (The effects of the causing activity are broad.)

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, aiheuttaa, aiheuttava, aiheutetut forms.