vammautuvaa

Vammautuvaa is the present active participle form of the Finnish verb vammautua, meaning "to become disabled." It conveys an ongoing process or transition toward disability, rather than a fixed disability status.

The participle is formed from the verb stem vammaut- combined with the suffix -uva/-uv- to yield vammautuva; its inflected forms include vammautuvaa for the partitive singular, among others. As an adjective, vammautuva can modify a noun directly, for example: vammautuva henkilö (a person who is becoming disabled).

In discourse about health, rehabilitation, or social policy, the term is used to describe situations where disability status is still developing or uncertain, such as prognosis, risk of disability, or transitional phases after injury. Related terms include vammautua (to become disabled), vammautunut (disabled, having become disabled), and vammainen (disabled person). The term is mainly used in Finnish linguistic, medical, and policy contexts to indicate a changing state rather than a permanent condition.