lepäävän

Lepäävän is the genitive singular form of the Finnish present active participle lepäävä, which comes from the verb lepää, meaning to rest or lie down. As a present participle, lepäävä functions as an adjective describing a noun that is in a state of resting or lying down. The form lepäävän is used when the described noun is in the genitive case or when the participial phrase forms part of a genitive construction.

Usage and examples: Present active participles in Finnish behave like adjectives and agree with the noun they modify in number and case. For example, lepäävän can appear in phrases such as lepäävän miehen kasvot (the resting man’s face) or lepäävän koiran tilanne (the situation of the resting dog). These constructions emphasize ongoing or current state rather than a completed action.

Morphology and related forms: The present active participle lepäävä declines like a normal Finnish adjective. Common forms include:

- nominative singular: lepäävä

- genitive singular: lepäävän

- partitive singular: lepäävää

- nominative plural: lepäävät

- genitive plural: lepäävien

- partitive plural: lepääviä

Semantic notes: lepäävän conveys that the subject is in a state of resting at the time described, distinguishing it from forms that indicate completed action (such as a past participle) or general description. It is widely used in descriptive writing and can appear in both literal and figurative contexts.

See also: Finnish grammar, participles, adjectives in Finnish.