päättyvään

Päättyvän is a Finnish word formed as the genitive singular of the present active participle derived from the verb päättyä, meaning to end or to be over. The present active participle expresses a continuing or ongoing action and, when declined, can function as an adjective describing a noun.

Morphology and usage

The present active participle of päättyä is päättyvä. In the genitive singular it becomes päättyvän, which is used to modify a noun in the genitive or to form phrases where the participle acts as a modifier within a larger noun phrase. Like other participles used adjectivally, päättyvän agrees with the noun it modifies in case and number. Common related forms include päättyvän (genitive singular), päättyvää (partitive singular), and plural forms such as päättyvät (nominative plural) and päättyvien (genitive plural).

Meaning and nuance

Päättyvän emphasizes that something is in the process of ending or that its end is imminent. In contexts where the end state is salient, the participle can convey a temporal or qualitative relation to the end of an event, period, or object. It often occurs in formal or written language and in compound noun phrases.

Examples

- päättyvän päivän lopulla (at the end of the day that is ending)

- päättyvän ajan kuluessa (during the time that is ending)

See also

päättyä, päättävä (present active participle form)

This form is primarily a grammatical construct used for precise description in Finnish, rather than a standalone common lexical item.