Viheltävinä

Viheltävinä is a Finnish word that functions as the plural adessive case of the word "viheltävä." "Viheltävä" itself is an adjective derived from the verb "viheltää," meaning to whistle. Therefore, "viheltävinä" literally translates to "as whistling" or "while whistling" in a plural context.

In Finnish grammar, the adessive case typically indicates location on a surface, possession, or the instrument or means by which something is done. When used in the plural form "viheltävinä," it suggests multiple entities that are whistling, or the manner in which multiple actions are performed through whistling.

For example, one might encounter "linnut viheltävinä puussa," which could be interpreted as "the birds in the tree, whistling." It can also describe a situation where a group is whistling, such as "lapset juoksivat pihaan viheltävinä," meaning "the children ran into the yard, whistling." The specific nuance depends heavily on the context of the sentence in which it appears. The word describes the state or action of whistling as it pertains to more than one subject or in a way that describes a manner related to whistling.