muuntava

Muuntava is a Finnish present active participle of the verb muuntaa, meaning "to transform" or "to convert." It functions as an adjective that describes something in the process of transformation or capable of transforming. The suffix -va is attached to the verb stem, with vowel harmony applying as in other Finnish participles. As an adjective, muuntava agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case.

Usage and examples:

- Nominative singular: muuntava laite (a transforming device)

- Genitive singular: muuntavan laitteen

- Partitive singular: muuntavaa laitetta

- Nominative plural: muuntavat laitteet

- Genitive plural: muuntavien laitteiden

- Inessive: muuntavassa laitteessa

Muuntava is most common in technical or descriptive contexts, such as describing equipment, systems, or software that perform transformation, conversion, or modification. It is distinct from muuntaa’s past or completed forms (for example muuntunut meaning "transformed") and from other participles that describe ongoing change in different nuances.

Origin and related forms:

Muuntava derives from the verb muuntaa plus the present active participle suffix -va, with appropriate vowel harmony. Related forms include muunnunta, but the standard construction for ongoing transformation is muuntaa with the participle muuntava when used attributively or predicatively in descriptions of transforming objects or processes.