jatkuvan

Jatkuvan is the genitive singular form of the Finnish adjective jatkuva, meaning continuous or ongoing. The adjective is formed from the verb jatkua, to continue, with the present active participle suffix -va. In Finnish, adjectives agree with the noun they modify in number and case, so jatkuva becomes jatkuvan when the noun is in genitive singular. This form is used to express possession or association with the noun it modifies, for example in phrases like jatkuvan projektin aikataulu (the schedule of the ongoing project) or jatkuvan valvonnan tarve (the need for ongoing monitoring).

In ordinary use, jatkuva can appear in various cases and numbers to describe processes, states, or qualities that persist over time. The base form jatkuva is common in nominative positions, as in jatkuva prosessi (a continuous process). The word is often found in technical, administrative, and legal texts, where distinctions between ongoing and one-off phenomena matter.

Related Finnish terms include the noun jatkvuus or jatkuvuus, both referring to continuity or coherence, and the noun jatkuva addressing ongoingness more than the adjective. The concept conveyed by jatkuvan aligns with English continuous or ongoing, though Finnish grammar requires explicit agreement with the noun and proper case marking.