Kiinnittämään

Kiinnittämään is the third infinitive active form of the Finnish verb kiinnittää, meaning to attach or fasten. In Finnish, the third infinitive (infinitiivi III) is formed by adding -mään/-mään to the verb stem, producing kiinnittämään from kiinnittää. This non-finite form does not convey tense or subject on its own and is used to indicate actions that occur in connection with another verb or in purpose-like constructions.

Usage and functions:

- It commonly appears in clauses with verbs of motion or intention, where the action of attaching is linked to another action. For example, Mennään kiinnittämään hylly seinään means “Let’s go and attach the shelf to the wall.”

- It may occur in written or instructional language to describe steps or planned actions, especially in contexts like construction, mounting, or labeling, where several actions are listed sequentially.

Meaning and scope:

- The core meaning remains attaching or fastening something, whether with screws, nails, labels, signs, or other fasteners. The form is specifically the non-finite third infinitive, so it is not used as a standalone finite verb.

Related forms:

- kiinnittää: the basic infinitive and finite forms (to attach/fasten).

- kiinnittäminen: the noun form denoting the act of attaching.

- kiinnittäminen and kiinnittäminen with other inflectional endings are used for noun phrases and various grammatical constructions.

Notes:

- Kiinnittämään is a specialized non-finite form and is more common in descriptive or instructional Finland-Swedish or formal contexts; ordinary speech often uses kiinnittää in finite forms or kiinnittäminen as a noun when discussing the act.