muuttavina

Muuttavina is a Finnish grammatical form: the plural essive (the case indicating “in the role of” or “as”) of the present active participle muuttava, which means “changing” or “moving.” As a participle-based form, muuttavina is used to describe multiple nouns that are in the state of changing or acting as changing agents, typically in formal or descriptive prose.

In practical use, muuttavina appears with a noun in the essive plural to express “as changing [things/people/factors].” Common collocations include phrases such as muuttavina tekijöinä (as changing factors) or muuttavina olentoina (as changing beings). The form is most often found in written Finnish, including academic writing, reports, and journalism, where authors want to emphasize a process or dynamic quality.

Morphology and related forms: muuttava is the present active participle in the singular nominative, meaning “the one who changes” or “changing.” The plural essive muuttavina is formed by adding the appropriate essive plural suffix to the stem muuttav-. Other related forms exist for different cases and numbers, such as singular essive muuantavana or other participle derivatives, but muuttavina specifically marks a plural subject in the essive case.

Notes on usage: as with many participial forms in Finnish, muuttavina can sound formal or literary when used outside technical or academic contexts. In everyday speech, speakers often prefer simpler constructions (for example, using the verb phrase “muuttavat” or expressions like “muuttuvat tekijät” for “changing factors.”)

See also: Finnish grammar, present active participle, essive case, participles.