kasvavaan
Kasvavaan is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb kasvaa, meaning to grow. In linguistic descriptions it is usually described as the illative singular form of the present active participle kasvaava, the participle stem that yields the meaning “growing.” The combination of the participle form kasvaava with the illative suffix -an results in kasvavaan, which can function as an adjective-like modifier in illative phrases and as part of a noun phrase expressing direction or movement toward a growing state or process.
- Kasvavaan typically occurs in more formal or literary Finnish, often in phrases that describe movement toward
- It is commonly seen in constructions such as kasvavaan suuntaan, meaning “toward a growing direction,” where
- The form is one example of Finnish -va/-vä participles, which behave like adjectives and can take
- Base: kasvaava (growing), from kasvaa (to grow).
- Illative singular: kasvavaan.
- Related forms include the bare nominative kasvaava (growing), the genitive kasvavan, and other case forms that
- Kasvavaan contrasts with other illative adjectives formed from different stems, and with non-participial phrases that might
Kasvavaan is a specific example of how Finnish can combine a participial stem with case endings to