Monitoroimaan

Monitoroimaan is the long to-infinitive form of the Finnish verb monitoroida, meaning to monitor, observe, oversee, or track. The word is a direct loan from the English monitor and is formed in Finnish with the common -oida verb class and the long infinitive suffix -maan/-mään, producing monitoroimaan. This form is used to express the action of monitoring in non-finite clauses and in contexts where the infinitive serves as the verb of a larger expression, such as statements of purpose or planned activities.

Etymology and form: Monitoroida belongs to the productive Finnish class of -oida verbs that derive many scientific, technical, and managerial terms from English. The -maan/-mään suffix creates the long to-infinitive, which is distinct from the short infinitive and other nominalized forms. Monitoroimaan therefore functions as “to monitor” in sentences where an infinitive is required or preferred in formal language.

Usage: Monitoroimaan appears mainly in technical, organizational, and research contexts where continuous observation or data collection is described. It is common in information technology, health care, environmental monitoring, and quality assurance discourse, as well as in project plans and procedures that outline monitoring activities. The term often appears in non-finite clauses and after certain verbs and expressions that govern infinitives, contributing to precise, formal descriptions of monitoring tasks.

See also: monitoroida, valvoa, seuranta.