Säilyttäessään

Säilyttäessään is a Finnish word that functions as a temporal adverbial, often translated into English as "while keeping," "while preserving," or "in maintaining." It is the first adessive present active participle of the verb "säilyttää," which means to keep, preserve, save, or maintain. The adessive case in Finnish is typically used to indicate "on" or "at," and when combined with the present active participle, it creates a sense of ongoing action or condition.

The structure of "säilyttäessään" can be broken down into "säilyttä-" (the stem of the verb säilyttää), "-ess-" (the present active participle suffix), and "-än" (the adessive case ending attached to the participle, indicating possession or a related subject). This grammatical construction implies that the subject performing the action of keeping or preserving is also the subject of the main clause.

For example, in the sentence "Hän sai ylennyksen säilyttäessään työnsä hyvin" (He received a promotion while keeping his job well), "säilyttäessään" describes the condition under which the promotion was granted. The word highlights the continuous nature of the action of maintaining or preserving something. It is a versatile grammatical form used to connect two simultaneous or closely related events or states.