muuttumatta

Muuttumatta is a Finnish adverbial participle meaning “without changing” or “unchanged.” It is used to describe a state or condition that remains constant over a period or under certain circumstances. The form comes from the verb chang e-related roots in Finnish and is most commonly found in formal or written language.

Grammatical notes help clarify its usage. The word functions as an adverbial participle and can modify the main clause or the noun phrase it relates to. It is often used with verbs that express persistence or stability, such as “pysyä” or “säilyä,” to indicate that a situation or parameter has stayed the same. In many contexts it occurs in fixed expressions like “pysyi muuttumattomana,” meaning that something remained unchanged. The negative sense conveyed by the -matta suffix is central to its meaning, and the form can appear in different syntactic positions depending on the sentence.

Examples illustrate its sense of invariance. Hinta pysyi muuttumattomana koko sopimuskauden. Tilanne pysyi muuttumattomana kaikista muutosyrityksistä huolimatta. In legal, contractual, or technical writing, muuttumatta is used to specify that a term, condition, or parameter has not been altered during a given period or process.

Etymology and related forms: the suffix -matta attaches to verb stems to create a negated adverbial participle, yielding a precise sense of “without change.” Related words include muuttua (to become), muuttaa (to change), and the adjective muuttumaton (unchanging).