Päätettäessä

Päätettäessä is a Finnish word that translates to "when deciding" or "upon deciding" in English. It is a temporal adverbial participle that indicates an action or state that occurs at the moment a decision is made or is about to be made. The word is formed from the verb "päättää," which means "to decide," "to conclude," or "to end."

In Finnish grammar, Päätettäessä functions to describe the context or timing of another event. For example, one might say "Päätettäessä, hän tunsi olonsa epävarmaksi," which translates to "When deciding, he felt uncertain." This construction emphasizes that the feeling of uncertainty was present at the specific time of the decision-making process.

The use of Päätettäessä is common in both spoken and written Finnish, providing a nuanced way to express temporal relationships. It allows for concise expression of circumstances surrounding a decision. It can also imply a degree of causality or consequence, suggesting that the subsequent action or state is a direct result of the decision being made. The precise meaning can sometimes depend on the surrounding sentence structure and context.