Imeytymään

Imeytymään is the third infinitive form of the Finnish verb imeytyä, meaning to be absorbed or to soak up. In Finnish grammar, the third infinitive (ending in -mään or -mään) is a non-finite verb form used in certain complex constructions, often to express purpose, intention, or a future-oriented aspect within subordinate clauses. The root ime- is related to absorption, uptake, or drawing in.

Morphology and formation

Imeytymään is formed from the verb stem imeyty- plus the third-infinitive suffix -mään and the illative-like ending -än, resulting in a form that functions as a non-finite verb. This form is typically found in written or technical language rather than everyday speech. The corresponding noun is imeytyminen, meaning absorption or uptake, and related adjective forms describe the state of being absorbed.

Usage and context

Imeytymään appears primarily in formal or technical contexts such as science, medicine, or analysis, where there is a need to describe the act or process of absorption in a non-finite clause. It can convey movement toward or involvement in an absorptive process, or it can function within clauses that specify purpose or outcome in relation to absorption. In ordinary spoken Finnish, speakers more commonly use the present or past forms of imeytyä or the noun imeytyminen to convey similar ideas.

See also

Imeytyminen, imeytyä, absorption and uptake in scientific terminology, Finnish verb forms (kolmas infinitiivi).

Notes

As a grammatical form, imeytymään is one of several infinitive variants in Finnish and may require careful placement within sentences to maintain natural flow in different registers.