muodostuvaa

Muodostuvaa is a grammatical form in Finnish, specifically the partitive singular form of the present active participle muodostuva, which comes from the verb muodostua meaning to form, to arise, or to be formed. In Finnish, present active participles function like adjectives, describing something that is currently in the process of being formed or created. The form muotostuvaa is used when the noun it modifies is in the partitive case.

Use and meaning

Muodostuvaa describes ongoing formation rather than a completed state. It can appear in various disciplines, including science, technology, and everyday language, to convey that a substance, structure, or system is still developing. It is the feminine and neuter agreement in the partitive singular, and it agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. The corresponding nominative form is muodstuva, and the corresponding plural form is muodostuvia, used with partitive plural nouns.

Examples

- Tutkimuksessa seurattiin muodostuvaa ainetta. (In the study, a substance that is forming was observed.)

- Rakenteessa havaittiin muovautuvaa ja muotoutuvaa rakennetta, joka kehittyy ajan myötä. (The structure showed forming and shaping features that develop over time.)

- Tulevat rakennusmateriaalit sisältävät muodostuvaa massaa, joka vielä muotoutuu.

Related forms

The past participle muotoutunut or muodostunut indicates something that has already been formed. The present active participle muodostuva has related plural forms, such as muodostuvia, when describing multiple forming entities or substances.

See also

Finnish participles, present active participle, partitive case, grammatically related adjectives.