Harkittaessa
Harkittaessa is a Finnish linguistic term referring to the adverbial participle form of the verb harkita, meaning to consider or deliberate. It expresses that the action in the main clause occurs during the act of considering, or upon consideration. The form is most common in formal Finnish, including legal, philosophical, and academic prose, and is less frequent in everyday speech.
Formation and use: Harkittaessa is built from the verb stem harkita with the verbal suffix -tta and
Examples: Harkittaessa kaikkia vaihtoehtoja, päätös tehtiin lopulta. (Upon considering all options, the decision was made in
Usage notes: Harkittaessa is a formal, written-language device and may sound archaic or overly elaborate in
See also: Finnish grammar; participles; -ttaessa constructions; examples with kirjoittaessa.