rakentavien

Rakentavien is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the genitive plural of the adjective or present active participle "rakentava," meaning constructive or building. It is used to modify a noun in the genitive plural, for example in phrases like "rakentavien ehdotusten" (of constructive proposals) or "rakentavien palautteiden" (of constructive feedback).

Etymology and morphology: The base form "rakentava" comes from the verb "rakentaa" (to build) and the present active participle suffix -va/-vä. Finnish adjectives decline to agree with the noun they modify. Full declension of "rakentava" includes: nominative singular rakennava, genitive singular rakentavan, partitive singular rakentavaa; nominative plural rakentavat, genitive plural rakentavien, partitive plural rakentavia. Thus "rakentavien" specifically marks genitive plural.

Usage: As a genitive plural form, "rakentavien" signals that the leading noun is in a dependent genitive plural relationship. It commonly appears in discussions of feedback, proposals, comments, or suggestions described as constructive. The nuance emphasizes usefulness, helpfulness, or productivity, rather than mere description.

Examples:

- "rakentavien palautteiden avulla parannamme toimintaa" (with the help of constructive feedback we improve operations)

- "rakentavien ehdotusten perusteella teimme muutoksia" (based on constructive proposals we made changes)

- "rakentavien kommenttien mukaan projekti etenee" (according to the constructive comments, the project progresses)

See also: rakentava palaute, rakentava kieli.