hoitamaan
Hoitamaan is a Finnish verb form that functions as the third infinitive of the verb hoitaa, meaning to take care of. As a non-finite form, hoitamaan does not convey person, number, or tense by itself and is mainly used to express purpose or intention in combination with other verbs.
The third infinitive is formed by attaching the suffix -maan/-mään to the stem hoita-. For hoitaa, this
- Hän lähti hoitamaan lapsia. (He left to take care of the children.)
- He aikovat hoitamaan vanhuksia tulevana iltana. (They intend to take care of the elderly tonight.)
In these examples, hoitamaan expresses the act of taking care of someone or something as the goal
Hoitamaan is contrasted with hoitaa, the present active infinitive, which can function more generally as the
Hoitamaan is the third infinitive of hoitaa used to denote purpose or intention in phrases like mennä