lyhentävän

lyhentävän is the genitive singular form of the Finnish participle "lyhentävä". In Finnish grammar, participles are verb forms that function as adjectives or adverbs. The present active participle "lyhentävä" means "shortening" or "reducing". When it appears in the genitive case, "lyhentävän", it indicates possession or a relationship to something else that is shortening or reducing.

For example, in the phrase "yrityksen lyhentävän vaikutuksen", "lyhentävän" would modify "vaikutuksen" (effect). The entire phrase could be translated as "the company's shortening effect" or "the effect of the company's reduction". The genitive case is used here to show that the shortening effect belongs to or is caused by the company.

Understanding the case endings and participle forms is crucial for comprehending Finnish sentence structure. "lyhentävän" specifically highlights an action of reduction or shortening that is ongoing or habitual, and its connection to another noun in the sentence.