jatkaen

Jatkaen is a Finnish present active participle derived from the verb jatkaa, meaning “to continue.” It functions as an adverbial participle that expresses concurrent action, roughly translating to “continuing” or “while continuing” in English. As a non-finite form, jatkaen attaches to the main clause and is typically set off by a comma.

In usage, jatkaen is common in written Finnish, especially in formal or literary styles, where it helps link actions or describe ongoing activity of the subject. It can take a possessive genitive object to indicate what is being continued, for example jatkaen matkaansa (“continuing his journey”) or jatkaen tutkimustaan (“continuing his research”). The form is not used in everyday speech as frequently as coordinating constructions, but it remains a recognized non-finite device in Finnish grammar.

Morphologically, jatkaen is formed by taking the stem jatka- from jatkaa and adding the present-active participle suffix -en. It shares the general behavior of other Finnish adverbial participles, providing a concise way to add a secondary action without creating a new finite verb.

Examples:

- Hän puhui, jatkaen matkaansa.

- Hän kirjoitti, jatkaen tutkimustaan.

See also: present active participles in Finnish, non-finite verb forms, Finnish grammar.