Säilyttämään

Säilyttämään is a Finnish verb form that functions as the infinitive of säilyttää, meaning to keep, preserve, or store. As an infinitive, säilyttämään is used to name the act of keeping something or to form non-finite clauses that express purpose or intention. The form commonly appears in written and formal Finnish, as well as in instructional or archival contexts.

Usage and meaning

The core meaning of säilyttää covers keeping safe, preserving conditions, or storing items, information, or memories. The infinitive säilyttämään is often found in phrases that indicate purpose or direction, such as constructions relating to preservation activities. It can also appear in nominalized phrases that specify the purpose of a facility, process, or rule, for example säilyttämiseen tarkoitetettu arkisto or säilyttämiseen liittyvät ohjeet, meaning an archive intended for preservation or guidelines related to preservation.

Related forms

The related noun säilyttäminen refers to the act or process of keeping or preserving. The adjective or participial forms describe things related to preservation, such as a storage method, archival procedure, or铭 preservation policy. The broader semantic field includes protecting, safeguarding, and retaining items over time.

Context

Säilyttämään is commonly encountered in discussions of data retention, archival practice, food storage, and memory preservation. In legal, archival, and organizational writing, the term helps delineate activities and requirements aimed at ensuring information or objects remain intact for a specified period.

See also

säilyttäminen, säilyttää, säilytystavat, archival and preservation terminology.