Hylkäämättä

Hylkäämättä is a Finnish adverbial participle form derived from the verb hylätä, meaning to reject or discard. The form literally translates to “without rejecting” and is used to describe an action performed without the act of rejection. It commonly appears in formal or written language and can modify verbs or clauses to indicate manner or condition.

Grammatically, hylkäämättä is created by taking the present stem hylkää- and adding the negative adverbial participle suffix -mättä. It functions as an adverbial element, often in subordinate clauses or as a supplement to the main verb. This construction allows speakers and writers to emphasize openness, agreement, or compliance by explicitly noting that rejection did not occur.

Usage and nuance

Hylkäämättä tends to appear in formal, legal, administrative, or policy-related contexts, where precision about process and conditions is important. It contrasts with forms like hylkäämällä (by rejecting) or hylkääminen (the act of rejecting), highlighting a lack of rejection rather than the positive action itself. In everyday spoken Finnish, the form is less common but still understandable in contexts that require careful description of procedures or negotiations.

Examples

- Hän hyväksyi tarjouksen hylkäämättä sitä. (He accepted the offer without rejecting it.)

- Sopimus solmittiin hylkäämättä ehtoja. (The contract was concluded without rejecting the terms.)

Related terms include hylkääminen (the act of rejecting), hylkäävä (rejecting/condemning), and other adverbial participles formed with -mättä, such as tekemättä (without doing) and sanomatta (without saying).