Viimeistelemällä

Viimeistelemällä is a Finnish gerund form of the verb viimeistellä, which means to finish off, finalize, or polish something to a finished state. The form viimeistelemällä expresses the means or method by which an action is accomplished, and is commonly translated into English as “by finishing” or “through finalizing.” It is used in neutral, descriptive, and instructional contexts, particularly to describe steps in a process, methods in production, editing, or project work.

In grammar, viimeistelemällä is an -malla/-mällä gerund (the instrumental activity form) that can link to a main clause to indicate how the action is carried out. It tends to occur in written Finnish to delineate procedure or approach, often separated by a comma from the main clause. The form can also function as a noun-like element in more extended phrases, though it remains a verbalized form.

Related noun forms include viimeistely (the act or process of finishing) and viimeistelty (finished, polished). The verb viimeistellä has broad usage in contexts such as manufacturing, design, construction, editing, and software development, where final touches or refinements are essential. Synonyms or related concepts include hioa (to polish), viimeistellä loppuun (to finalize), and tehdä loppuviimeistely (to perform final touches).

Examples:

- Hanke eteni suunnitteluvaiheessa, viimeistelemällä kaikki yksityiskohdat. (The project progressed through the planning phase by finishing all details.)

- Ohjelma korjattiin viimeistelemällä koodi ja testaamalla se huolellisesti. (The program was fixed by finalizing the code and testing it thoroughly.)