Tekemättä
Tekemättä is a Finnish adverbial participle formed from the verb tehdä (to do). It represents the negative converb, meaning “without doing” or “not having done.” The form is used to describe a circumstance in which the action expressed by the main clause occurs without the action of the participle being performed. In practice, it often connects to a main clause to indicate that something is left undone or occurs without a preceding action.
Grammatical role and usage. Tekemättä functions as a non-finite clause that modifies or accompanies the main
Usage notes. The negative converb with mättä is paired with verbs or actions to express what did
- Hän lähti kotiin tekemättä ruokaa. (He left home without cooking.)
- Heidän sopimuksessaan sovittujen toimenpiteiden toteuttaminen tehtiin tekemättä mitään lisätoimia. (The agreed actions were to be carried
See also. Finnish grammar, negative converb, participles, mättä suffix.