heijastuttuaan

Heijastuttuaan is the past perfect passive participle of the Finnish verb "heijastua". The verb "heijastua" itself means to be reflected, to be mirrored, or to be influenced. Therefore, "heijastuttuaan" literally translates to "having been reflected" or "after having been reflected". It is used in a subordinate clause to indicate that an action or state occurred after something else was reflected or influenced.

For example, in a sentence like "Valo heijastuttuaan huoneeseen, se tuntui kirkkaammalta" (After the light had been reflected into the room, it felt brighter), "heijastuttuaan" describes the state of the light after its reflection. The participle form signifies a completed action in the past that precedes another past action or state.

The grammatical function of "heijastuttuaan" is to connect two clauses, where the first clause (indicated by the participle) acts as a temporal or causal precursor to the second. It emphasizes the consequence or subsequent state resulting from the act of reflection or influence. This form is common in written Finnish and adds a layer of grammatical complexity and conciseness to sentence structure.