Kirjauduttaessa

Kirjauduttaessa is a Finnish non-finite verb form used to indicate actions that occur at the moment of logging in. It translates roughly to “upon logging in” or “when logging in” in English and is common in formal or technical texts.

The form is a present adverbial participle (converb) derived from the verb kirjautua, meaning to log in. It is used to introduce subordinate clauses that describe circumstances related to the main clause, often in user instructions, agreements, and privacy notices. The construction allows statements about what happens “at login” without repeating the verb of the main clause. It is typical in written Finnish and in contexts where concise, process-focused language is preferred.

Examples of usage include: Kirjauduttaessa palveluun, käyttäjätunnus ja salasana on syötävä. Kirjauduttaessa järjestelmään näet omat tallennetut asetuksesi. These sentences illustrate the sense of time or condition: “upon logging in” or “when logging in.” In everyday language, the phrase can be replaced by clauses such as kun kirjaudut or kirjautumisen yhteydessä, but kirjauduttaessa is more common in formal texts.

Related forms include kirjauduttu (logged in) and kirjauduttuaan (after logging in). The form kirjauduttaessa does not express tense on its own; its temporal meaning comes from the clause it introduces and the main verb in the sentence.