Harkitsemiseksi

Harkitsemiseksi is a Finnish linguistic form used to express purpose, roughly translating to “in order to deliberate/consider” or “for the purpose of consideration.” It functions to indicate that a following action or state exists for the process of weighing options, making a decision, or evaluating information.

Morphology and usage context

The form is derived from the verb harkita (to consider, deliberate) and the related noun harkitseminen (deliberation, consideration). The translative suffix -ksi adds the sense of purpose or outcome, yielding harkitsemiseksi as the form used to describe an action undertaken for the sake of deliberation. It is most common in formal, administrative, or academic Finnish and appears in contexts where the aim of an activity is explicitly to conduct consideration or weighing of factors. In everyday speech, simpler constructions are typically preferred.

Typical constructions

Harkitsemiseksi is often aligned with nouns or verbs that designate activities whose outcome is deliberation or assessed decision-making. For example, phrases like “harkitsemiseksi tarvittavat tiedot” mean “the information required for deliberation.” The form can also appear with clauses that specify the purpose of a procedure or measure, signaling that the procedure exists for the sake of careful consideration.

Translations and related terms

In English, harkitsemiseksi corresponds to phrases such as “for the purpose of deliberation” or “in order to consider.” Related Finnish forms include harkitseminen (deliberation) and harkita (to deliberate). The translative usage is part of Finnish case and aspect systems and is typically found in written, formal language.

See also

Harkitseminen, harkita, translatiivi case, Finnish grammar.