Suorittumaan

Suorittumaan is a Finnish verb form that appears in linguistic descriptions as the third infinitive (III. infinitiivi) of verbs related to the meaning “to perform” or “to carry out.” In ordinary, everyday Finnish the form is not commonly used as a standalone lexical verb; it mainly shows up in grammar explanations, dictionaries, or older, more formal prose that discuss verb morphology and non-finite forms. The semantic sense of suorittumaan is that an action is in the process of being carried out or is about to be carried out, depending on context and auxiliary constructions.

In practice, Finnish speakers approaching the action can usually replace suorittumaan with more common expressions such as toteutua (to come to pass, to be realized), alkaa suorittaa (to begin to carry out), or other finite verb forms that convey aspect and mood more directly. The III. infinitiivi, including forms like suorittumaan, is therefore of particular interest to learners and researchers studying how Finnish encodes ongoing or prospective actions through non-finite verb forms rather than to everyday language users.

The noun form suorittuminen exists and denotes the completion or execution of an action, referring to the event itself rather than the ongoing process. It is used in analytical or descriptive contexts rather than in colloquial speech. Overall, suorittumaan is best understood as a grammatical rather than a widely used lexical tool in Finnish.

See also: Finnish grammar, Infinitives in Finnish, Suorittaa, Suorittua.