Vastustaessaan

Vastustaessaan is a Finnish word that translates to "while resisting," "when resisting," or "in resisting." It is the third-person singular translative form of the present active participle of the verb vastustaa, which means "to resist." This grammatical form indicates an action or state of being that occurs concurrently with the act of resisting.

The word can be used in various contexts. For example, one might say "Hän toimi nopeasti vastustaessaan hyökkäystä," meaning "He acted quickly while resisting the attack." Here, "vastustaessaan" describes the circumstances under which his quick action took place. It emphasizes that the resistance was ongoing during the act of acting quickly.

Another example could be "Maa oli vakaa vastustaessaan taloudellisia paineita," which translates to "The country remained stable when resisting economic pressures." In this sentence, "vastustaessaan" denotes the period during which the country maintained its stability. The translative form highlights the context of the resistance in relation to the country's stability.

The particle "vastustaessaan" is a nuanced grammatical construction that adds temporal and circumstantial information to a sentence, specifying the conditions under which another action or state is occurring. It is a common element in Finnish sentence structure for expressing concurrent events or situations.