Kulkeutumaan

Kulkeutumaan is a Finnish verb form used to describe the movement or transfer of something toward a destination or into a new area. It is the ma-infinitive (the third infinitive) form of the verb kulkeutua, which means to move, spread, or be carried. The ma-infinitive is a non-finite form that often appears in subordinate clauses or after auxiliary verbs to indicate the trajectory or potential of the action rather than its completed result.

In usage, kulkeutumaan is common in formal or technical Finnish, especially in domains that deal with transport, diffusion, or transmission. It describes processes in which substances, organisms, or information spread through space, a system, or an environment. It is found in contexts such as environmental science, pharmacology, epidemiology, and meteorology, but also appears in everyday language when discussing how things can travel toward a target.

Example: Altistumisen yhteydessä aineet voivat päästä kulkeutumaan keuhkoihin.

Related forms include kulkeutua (the base verb), kulkeutuminen (the noun for the process), and kulkeutuva (the present participle/adjective form).

See also: Kulkeutua, Kulkeutuminen.