Käsittelemättä

Käsittelemättä is a Finnish adverb derived from the verb käsitellä, meaning to handle, to process, or to deal with. The word literally conveys the idea of doing something without processing or addressing it. It is formed with the negative suffix -mättä, which attaches to the verb stem to express “without doing.” The related adjective form is käsittelemätön (unprocessed, not handled), and the noun käsittely refers to processing or handling.

In use, käsittelemättä can be employed to describe actions carried out without processing or consideration. It is often found in formal, administrative, or legal contexts, where distinctions between processed and unprocessed data or tasks matter. The form can appear in predicate clauses or as part of noun phrases describing items left unprocessed. Examples include: “Tiedot on jätetty käsittelemättä” (The data have been left unprocessed) and “käsittelemättömät hakemukset” (unprocessed applications). The term helps contrast with phrases like käsittely (processing) or käsittelemme (we process).

Grammatical notes: -mättä attaches to the verb stem to create an adverbial or participial sense of “without doing.” It is distinct from, but related to, käsittely (the act of processing) and käsittelemätön (the state of being unprocessed). The usage is primarily in written language and formal discourse.

See also: käsitellä, käsittely, käsittelemätön, tietojen käsittely.