korjaavaa

Korjaavaa is the present active participle of the Finnish verb korjata, meaning "repairing" or the act of repairing. It is used to describe ongoing repair activity and can function as an adjective or as part of non-finite verb phrases.

Form and usage: The participle is formed from the stem korja- plus the suffix -va. When used with a noun, it takes the normal case and number endings of the noun in the phrase; the base form korjaavaa commonly appears in the partitive singular, as in korjaavaa työtä, or in other cases as appropriate.

Nuance and contexts: Korjaavaa emphasizes the process rather than a completed repair. It appears in technical, industrial, and service language, and in everyday speech it is often supplanted by korjaaminen ("repairing") or by a finite verb such as korjaa ("he repairs").

Examples: Korjaavaa työtä tekevä yritys describes a company that performs repair work. Korjaavaa toimintaa suunnitellaan ensi kuulle describes planned repair activities. The form can also modify phrases like korjaavaa elektroniikkaa to denote electronics under repair.

Etymology and related forms: Korjaavaa derives from korjata and the present-active participle suffix -va/-vä. Related forms include korjaava (the base present-active participle) and other inflected variants according to Finnish grammar.