Yhdistyessä

Yhdistyessä is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb yhdistyä, meaning to unite or merge. It functions as a present adverbial participle (converb) used to express a circumstance of simultaneity in subordinate clauses. In English, it is commonly rendered as “when uniting” or “upon uniting.”

Morphology and function: The form is built from the verb stem yhdisty- plus the ending -essä, producing a converb that introduces a dependent clause. It is typically used without a stated subject, linking the action of uniting to the action in the main clause. The subject of the subordinate clause is often understood from context or expressed in the main clause.

Usage: Yhdistyessä is more common in formal, legal, or historical prose than in everyday spoken Finnish. It can describe outcomes or conditions that occur as parties merge or unite, and it can stand in for a subordinate clause that conveys a temporal or conditional relation.

Examples:

- Yhtiöt yhdistyessä syntyi uusi konserni. (When the companies merged, a new holding company was formed.)

- Yhteenliittyminen yhdistyessä parantuivat resursseet ja kilpailukyky. (Upon uniting, the alliance improved resources and competitiveness.)

See also: yhdistyä, liittyä, yhdistys, converb forms in Finnish grammar.