Suorittamassa

Suorittamassa is a Finnish verb form belonging to the present active participle family of the verb suorittaa, meaning to perform or carry out. It expresses that the subject is in the act of carrying out an action. The form is the inessive (in the sense of “in the act of”) version of the present active participle, and is written as suorittamassa.

Usage and meaning: Suorittamassa is used to describe ongoing activity. It can function predicatively with a form of olla (to be) to indicate that someone is currently performing something, for example Hän on suorittamassa tehtävää (He is carrying out a task). It can also modify a noun in a descriptive or adverbial sense, and the object of suorittamassa is typically in the partitive case, reflecting Finnish syntax for ongoing actions.

Examples:

- Hän on suorittamassa tehtävää. (He is carrying out a task.)

- Tutkija on suorittamassa kokeita laboratoriossa. (The researcher is conducting experiments in the laboratory.)

Etymology and relation to other forms: Suorittamassa is derived from the verb suorittaa, which means to perform, execute, or complete. It shares its root with other participial forms and is part of Finnish more generally used to express the process or duration of an action rather than its finished result.

Notes: The form is common in formal or descriptive Finnish, including instructional, academic, or news contexts, where the emphasis is on the process of performing an action. Its use highlights ongoing activity without committing to a completed outcome.