muuttuuvissa

Muuttuuvissa is a Finnish grammatical form that expresses ongoing change or instability. It is used to describe things that are in the process of becoming or changing, often in formal or technical contexts. In everyday language, the more common form is muuttuvissa, but muuttuuvissa may appear as a variant or in certain compound constructions.

Grammatical notes and usage context

Muuttuuvissa is the inessive plural form of the present active participle muuttu- (changing). It is typically used attributively with a noun in the plural to indicate that the referenced subjects are currently undergoing change. Common contexts include discussions of conditions, processes, or systems that are dynamic or not yet settled, such as changing conditions, changing circumstances, or changing environments. The form is most likely to be found in written Finnish, especially in scientific, technical, or journalistic prose.

Relation to related terms

Muuttuuvissa is closely related to other Finnish forms built from the same root, such as muuttuva (the singular present participle meaning "changing"), muuttuvuus (the noun meaning "variability" or "mutability"), and muuttuminen (the nominal form meaning "change" or "transformation"). While muuttuvissa structures emphasize ongoing change, muuttuuvissa shares the same semantic core but targets plural, inessive contexts.

Examples and nuances

- muuttuuvissa oloissa = under changing conditions

- muuttuuvissa tilanteissa = in changing situations

- tutkimus kohdistuu muuttuviin/muuttuviin olosuhteisiin = the study focuses on changing conditions

Notes

While muuttuuvissa is recognizable in Finnish, it is less common than the equally correct muodot muuttuvissa. Both convey the idea of changeability, with muuttuuvissa signaling a slightly more explicit root form linked to muuttaa/muuttua.