vastaanottaman

Vastaanottaman is a Finnish non-finite form derived from the verb vastaanottaa, meaning to receive. It is part of the verbal and nominal system used to express actions related to receiving in a participial or noun-like way. The form is most commonly encountered in written Finnish and in grammars that describe non-finite verb forms and their inflections.

The word is formed by combining the stem of vastaanottaa with a nominalizing suffix and then marking it for the genitive case. In practice, vastaanottaman appears as the genitive singular of a participial noun such as vastaanottama, which denotes a person or thing related to the act of receiving (for example, “the one who has received” or “that which has been received” in context). This construction allows Finnish to embed relative or attributive meanings directly onto a noun.

Grammatically, vastaanottaman functions as a non-finite form that can modify a noun or appear within a larger noun phrase in formal or literary Finnish. It is related to other participial and nominalized forms built from vastaanottaa, including the present active participle (vastaanottava) and the nominalized form (vastaanottama). The genitive form, vastaanottaman, signals possession or association with the noun it accompanies, aligning with Finnish patterns of attributive/subordinate expressions.

Usage tends toward formal, descriptive, or instructional contexts where precise relationships between agents and actions need to be stated compactly. In everyday language, speakers are more likely to use finite verb forms or simpler participial constructions.

See also: vastaanottaa, vastaanottava, vastaanottama.