tyhjentävän

The Finnish word "tyhjentävän" is the genitive singular form of the present active participle of the verb "tyhjentää". "Tyhjentää" means to empty, to clear out, or to drain. Therefore, "tyhjentävän" literally translates to "of emptying" or "that is emptying" when used in a genitive context.

In Finnish grammar, participles function similarly to adjectives or adverbs, modifying nouns or verbs. The genitive case of a participle is often used to indicate possession or to describe an action in relation to another noun. For example, "astian tyhjentävän" could mean "of emptying the container" or "the emptying of the container". It can also be used to describe something that is in the process of emptying.

Understanding the grammatical function of "tyhjentävän" requires knowledge of Finnish declension and verb conjugation. The suffix "-vän" denotes the genitive singular present active participle. This form is crucial for constructing grammatically correct sentences in Finnish when describing an ongoing action in a possessive or attributive manner.