Käyttämänä

Käyttämänä is a Finnish word form derived from the verb käyttää (to use). It is the essive case form (the -na/-nä ending) of the verbal participle käyttämä, and it expresses a temporary state or role: “as used” or “in the capacity of being used.” The form is most commonly found in more formal or technical language and in linguistic descriptions of Finnish grammar.

In usage, käyttämänä functions to describe something in its current state of use or as the role it is serving in a given context. It often occurs with a copula like olla (to be) or within noun phrases that specify how an object is being regarded or utilized. Because it marks a state rather than a completed action, käyttämänä can convey nuance about ongoing use or the function of an item at a specific time.

Because of its formal character, käyttämänä appears more frequently in written language, such as technical documents, legal-language explanations, or linguistic analysis, than in everyday speech. It is related to other participial forms of käyttö, such as käyttämä (used, active past participle) and käytetty (used, passive past participle), as well as to other essive forms in Finnish that describe temporary states.

Examples:

- Käyttämänä oleva laite on viallinen. (The device being used is faulty.)

- Käyttämänä olevan ohjelman päivitys on saatavilla. (An update for the program being used is available.)

Overall, käyttämänä is a niche grammatical form that communicates the notion of “in use” or “in the state of being used” within a Finnish sentence.