korjailevaan

Korjailevaan is a Finnish linguistic term that refers to a specific grammatical form derived from the verb korjailla, meaning to repair or tinker. The base verb conveys notions of fixing, mending, or making improvements, often with a sense of habitual or informal activity. The form korjailevaan itself is not a standalone lexical item; it is a morphological variant used in the grammar description of Finnish.

Grammatical form and usage: korjailevaan is the illative singular form of the present active participle korjaileva. The present active participle is created with the suffix -va/-vä, yielding a meaning akin to “repairing” or “in the act of repairing.” The illative case marker -an (subject to vowel harmony) attaches to the participle to produce korjailevaan, which functions in phrases where the modified or associated noun is in illative case. In practice this form appears in idiomatic or descriptive expressions, such as those describing motion toward or into a state or manner associated with repairing. In everyday prose, korjailevaan is rare outside of grammatical examples, and speakers typically rely on korjailla or korjaileva in nominative or other common cases rather than illative usage.

Usage and frequency: korjailevaan is primarily encountered in linguistic descriptions, grammar references, or stylistic contexts that require a formal illative construction. It is not a common standalone item in ordinary speech or writing, where simpler forms or other participial variants are more typical. When the illative is needed, Finnish speakers often rephrase to avoid the more obscure illative participle form, or choose a noun phrase that fits standard case usage.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, illative case, korjailla.