Jäsentääkseen

Jäsentääkseen is a Finnish verbal form derived from jäsentää, meaning to structure or categorize. It is the third infinitive form (kolmas infinitiivi) used to express purpose in non-finite clauses. The form translates roughly as “in order to structure” or “so as to structure.”

Morphology: It is non-finite, built from the verb stem jäsentä- plus the third infinitive marker -kseen, giving jäsentääkseen. It ordinarily appears in formal, written Finnish and is uncommon in everyday speech. The subject of the infinitive is typically the same as the main clause subject, but it may be specified if needed.

Usage: Used to indicate intention behind an action described in the main clause. It is common in academic writing, linguistics, and analytical prose where the author explains procedures or reasons for structuring data, arguments, or classifications.

Example: Kyselylomake laadittiin jäsentääkseen vastaukset teemoittain. The questionnaire was prepared to structure the responses by theme.

See also: kolmas infinitiivi; Finnish grammar.