Siirtyäkseni

Siirtyäkseni is a Finnish non-finite verb form derived from the verb siirtyä, meaning to move or relocate. It is used to express purpose or intention in subordinate clauses and is most common in formal, literary, or legal Finnish. The form functions as a conjunctive infinitive that marks the subject of the infinitive as the speaker.

Morphology and related forms: Siirtyäkseni is formed from the bare infinitive siirtyä by inserting the conjunctive marker -kse- and adding the first-person singular ending -ni, resulting in siirtyäkseni. Other persons have parallel forms, such as siirtyäksesi (second person), siirtyäkseen (third person), and so on. These forms share the same stem and the -kse- infix but differ in the person-ending suffix.

Usage and examples: The siirtyäkseni form denotes an action undertaken by the speaker, often with a sense of purpose or contemplated action. Example: Päätin siirtyäkseni seuraavaan tehtävään = I decided to move on to the next task. Such constructions are more common in written Finnish and can convey a formal tone or a narrative cadence. In everyday speech, speakers typically use finite clauses or simpler infinitives instead of the conjunctive infinitive.

Style and frequency: Siirtyäkseni and similar -kse- forms are relatively rare in modern casual conversation but appear in literature, formal writing, and sometimes legal or historical texts. They are a recognizable feature of Finnish verb morphology, illustrating how the language encodes purpose and subject agreement within non-finite clauses.