muodostuvan

Muodostuvan is the genitive singular form of the Finnish present active participle muodostuva, which is derived from the verb muodostua meaning “to form” or “to be formed.” In Finnish grammar, present active participles behave like adjectives or attributive nouns and agree with the noun they modify in number and case. The word is most commonly encountered in written or technical language, such as linguistic descriptions, descriptive grammars, and compound expressions.

Grammatical role and inflection are straightforward for a present active participle. As the base muodostuva, its inflected forms include nominative singular muodostuva, genitive singular muodostuvan, partitive singular muodostuvaa, and nominative plural muodostuvat. Corresponding forms exist for other cases and numbers, reflecting its function as an adjective-like modifier that denotes an ongoing or forming state.

Usage and meaning are context-dependent. Muodostuvan describes something that is in the process of formation or that has a forming characteristic. It is commonly used in formal or technical Finnish to express processes, development, or construction, for example in discussions of system formation, organizational development, or morphological analysis. The form is flexible enough to attach to a wide range of nouns, making it a useful tool in precise description of ongoing processes.

See also: Finnish grammar, present active participles, muodosta (to form), muodostua (to be formed).