Sekoitettaessa

Sekoitettaessa is a Finnish adverbial participle form meaning “when mixing” or “during mixing.” It is derived from the verb sekoittaa (to mix) and is used to indicate time or simultaneity in a clause, commonly in procedural or technical texts such as recipes, manuals, and safety instructions.

Grammatically, sekoitettaessa belongs to the group of converb forms that express time without forming a finite clause. It is a non-finite, adverbial form that denotes that the action of mixing occurs at the same time as the action in the main clause. The subject is often implicit and can be the same as the subject of the main clause or an understood process.

Usage and register: It is most frequent in written, formal Finnish, especially in instructional or descriptive passages. In everyday speech it is less common but still understood. The form helps to link actions in a sequence without creating an additional finite sentence.

Examples:

Aineet lisätään hitaasti, sekoitettaessa. (The substances are added slowly while mixing.)

Lisää suolaa, sekoitettaessa. (Add salt during mixing.)

These illustrate how sekoitettaessa connects actions in time and how it can be used in manuals, recipes, and safety notices.

See also: Finnish grammar, converb, sekoittaa, sekoitus. Translations: “while mixing” or “during mixing.”