keskeytyessä

Keskeytyessä is a Finnish non-finite verb form derived from keskeytyä, meaning to be interrupted or suspended. It functions as an adverbial participle and expresses that an action occurs during an interruption or in the event that an interruption happens. The form is most common in formal, written Finnish, such as procedural texts, manuals, or academic writing, and it appears in clauses that describe circumstances surrounding an interruption.

Usage and meaning: Keskeytyessä conveys a conditional or temporal sense depending on context. It can be translated roughly as “in the event of an interruption” or “when it is interrupted.” It often introduces a subordinate clause that states what follows or what should be done under that circumstance. The construction allows speakers to describe how processes or actions proceed if an interruption occurs.

Formation and notes: The participle keskeytyessä is formed from the verb stem keskeyty- with the suffix -essä, creating an adverbial/participial form that marks simultaneous or conditional circumstance. It is used to link actions to the condition of an interruption, typically in formal writing or instructions.

See also: keskeytyä, keskeytys, keskeyminen. These related terms cover the basic verb “to be interrupted,” the noun form “interruption,” and related participial constructions used to describe interruptions in Finnish text.