Pyöritettäessä

Pyöritettäessä is a Finnish word that translates to "when rotating" or "while being rotated" in English. It is a temporal and modal participle form of the verb "pyörittää," which means "to rotate," "to spin," "to turn," or "to operate." The ending "-essä" indicates that the action of rotating is happening concurrently with another action or is a condition under which something else occurs.

This grammatical form is commonly used to describe the circumstances or the state of an object or process while it is in motion. For example, one might say "koneen käynnistäminen pyöritettäessä" which means "starting the machine while it is rotating." It can also be used in a more general sense to refer to a continuous process of rotation, such as in describing the operation of machinery or natural phenomena. The precise nuance of "pyöritettäessä" depends heavily on the context of the sentence in which it appears. It is a versatile construction that allows for a concise expression of a state of rotational movement.