Tuodessaan

Tuodessaan is a Finnish word that functions as a temporal adverbial clause introducer. It is formed from the verb "tuoda" (to bring) and the third infinitive suffix "-essaan". This grammatical construction indicates an action happening at the same time as or immediately after another action, specifically when someone or something is bringing something.

The literal translation of "tuodessaan" would be along the lines of "while bringing" or "upon bringing". It is used to connect two events, where the bringing of an object or person is the preceding or simultaneous action. For example, "Hän tuli kotiin tuodessaan kukkia" translates to "He came home while bringing flowers" or "He came home, bringing flowers."

The structure is common in Finnish and conveys a sense of simultaneous or consequential action related to the act of bringing. It is a concise way to express this temporal relationship without needing a separate subordinate clause. The subject performing the action of bringing is understood from the context or from the main clause of the sentence. This grammatical feature is characteristic of Finnish's agglutinative nature, where suffixes are added to root words to convey complex meanings.