Suurendades

Suurendades is an Estonian verbal adverbial participle formed from the verb suurendama, meaning “to increase” or “to enlarge.” It denotes an accompanying circumstance or manner of the action in the main clause and is used to express how something is done or what caused a result. As a non-finite form, it does not carry tense, person, or number on its own; the subject of the main clause is typically the same as the implied subject of the participial clause.

Formation and use

Suurendades is created from the stem of suurendama by adding the suffix -des, resulting in a form that translates roughly to “by increasing” or “in increasing.” It is commonly used to link clauses and to indicate a method or condition under which the action of the main clause occurs. The form does not inflect for subject; the connected clause shares the subject with the main clause when appropriate.

Examples

- Suurendades investeeringuid, paranes ettevõtte finantspositsioon. (By increasing investments, the company’s financial position improved.)

- Suurendades tootmist, kasvas kasum. (By increasing production, profit grew.)

Relation to other forms

Suurendamine is the corresponding noun meaning “the increase” or “increasing.” Unlike finite verbs, the participle suurendades cannot stand alone as a full predicate and relies on a main clause to provide tense and person. It is part of a broader set of Estonian non-finite verb forms used for adverbial or adnominal purposes.

See also

Estonian grammar, non-finite verb forms, adverbial participles, suurendama.