Viettämiseen

Viettämiseen is a Finnish noun form derived from the verb viettää, which means to spend (time, holidays) or to observe/celebrate. The abstract noun viettäminen denotes the act of spending. The illative case form of this noun is viettämiseen, which is used to indicate the purpose or direction of the spending action, for example for spending time or resources.

The form is created by combining viettäminen with the illative suffix -miseen. This construction appears in contexts where the action of spending is described as the object or goal of another verb, or where a phrase specifies the purpose of spending. In everyday speech, people more often use the verb phrase viettää aikaa or similar expressions; viettämiseen tends to occur in more formal or written language, or in fixed phrases that indicate purpose.

Usage notes:

- Viettämiseen is not the common everyday way to say “to spend time,” but it is the appropriate illative form when the sentence centers on the purpose of the spending.

- It is typically found with verbs like käyttää (to use) or with constructions that require a purpose clause, e.g., “aikaa viettämiseen” (for spending time) or “lomansa viettämiseen perheen kanssa.”

Examples:

- Hän käytti lomansa viettämiseen perheen kanssa.

- Meidän on varattava aikaa viettämiseen yhdessä ystävien kanssa.

- Vapaa-aikaa kannattaa käyttää viettämiseen harrastusten parissa.

See also: viettäminen, viettää, illatiivi/illatiivinen case, Finnish grammar.