myyvän

myyvän is a grammatical form in Finnish, specifically the genitive singular of the present active participle myyvä, which derives from the verb myydä meaning to sell. It functions as an adjective within noun phrases to describe a noun that is related to selling or performing the action of selling. As a participial form, myyvän does not stand as a separate lexical item on its own; its meaning is dependent on the head noun it accompanies.

In usage, myyvän is used to indicate an ongoing selling-related property or activity associated with the noun. Examples include phrases like myyvän toiminnan kehittäminen, meaning the development of selling activity, and myyvän yrityksen maine, meaning the reputation of the selling company. The exact interpretation relies on context, since the participle conveys an aspect of selling rather than a fixed role. In natural Finnish, more common expressions might instead use nouns such as myyjä (seller) or phrases that clarify the selling aspect in context.

Morphologically, myyvän follows the standard inflection pattern of Finnish present active participles. The base form is myyvä (nominative singular). The genitive singular form, used in front of a noun, is myyvän. Other forms include myyvää (partitive singular) and plural equivalents such as myyvät (present indicative for they sell) and corresponding participle forms in other cases. The form is primarily encountered in written or formal language, especially in noun phrases that describe processes, roles, or attributes connected to selling.

See also: Finnish grammar, present active participle, myydä.