Tallentamassa

Tallentamassa is a Finnish present active participle form derived from the verb tallentaa, meaning to record or to store. The participle expresses an action that is currently in progress and can function as an adjective or as part of a verbal predicate with an auxiliary verb.

Morphology and usage

The form is created by attaching the present active participle suffix -massa (or -mässä in other stems) to the verb stem, yielding tallentamassa in this case. As a participle, tallentamassa can modify a noun within a noun phrase (for example, tallentamassa videota meaning “one who is recording video” or “the act of recording video”) and can appear in complex verb phrases with an auxiliary such as olla to express ongoing action, similar to a present continuous sense in English. In sentences, it commonly appears as part of a larger predicate, for example: Hän on tallentamassa videota (He is recording video) or Olemme tallentamassa live-lähetystä (We are recording a live broadcast).

Function and tone

In Finnish, the present active participle has a descriptive or situational function rather than acting as a finite verb. It can convey ongoing activity in both spoken and written language and is frequently used in media, reporting, and instructional contexts to describe someone actively performing the act of recording.

Examples

- Hän on tallentamassa videota. (He is recording video.)

- Olemme tallentamassa live-lähetystä. (We are recording a live broadcast.)

- Tallentamassa tapahtumaa kuvattiin tilaisuutta varten. (While recording the event, footage was prepared for the program.)

See also

Finnish present active participle; Finnish grammar.