suojaavaan

Suojaavaan is a Finnish grammatical form that functions as the illative singular of the adjective or present active participle lääkäri? No, of the adjective suojaava, meaning protective or shielding. In practice, suojaavaan is used before a noun in the illative case to express “into a protective …” or to describe movement toward something that provides protection. It is a form that reflects how Finnish adjectives and participles agree with the case of the noun they modify.

Morphology and usage

The root meaning comes from the stem suoj- (to protect) with the present participle suffix -ava, yielding suojaava meaning protective or protecting. The illative singular ending -an attaches to the adjective, producing suojaavaan. The resulting phrase typically accompanies a noun in illative, for example suojaavaan tilaan (into a protective space), suojaavaan ympäristöön (into a protective environment), or suojaavaan rakennukseen (into a protective building). This form signals direction toward or into something that provides protection, often in contexts related to safety, protective design, or protective environments.

Notes

Suojaavaan should be distinguished from other forms of suojaava and from unrelated uses of the word suojata or suojainen in different cases. It is most common in formal or technical Finnish, such as safety guidelines, architectural or occupational safety language, and regulatory texts. The familiar base form suojaava is used when the noun is in the nominative or other non-illative cases.

See also

Finnish grammar, participles, adjectives, illative case.