keventämiseksi

Keventämiseksi is a Finnish non-finite form derived from the verb keventää, meaning to lighten, ease, or alleviate. The form functions as a purpose or aim marker, equivalent to the English “in order to light­en” or “for the purpose of lightening/easing.” It is typically used in formal or technical language to describe actions taken to reduce a burden, strain, or cost.

Formation and usage

Keventämiseksi is formed by adding the purpose suffix -miseksi to the verb stem keventä- (keventää). The expression is commonly attached to a preceding noun in the genitive case that specifies what is being lightened or eased, for example rasituksen keventämiseksi (in order to ease the strain) or kustannusten keventämiseksi (to reduce costs). The phrase functions as a purpose clause within a sentence and is most frequent in written Finnish, such as reports, policies, and official communications. It is less common in everyday spoken language, where simpler constructions are often preferred.

Examples

Koneen rasituksen keventämiseksi asennettiin uusi jäähdytysjärjestelmä. Kustannusten keventämiseksi yhtiö teki säästötoimenpiteitä.

Related terms

Keventäminen (the act of lightening/easing) and keventää (to lighten) are related, with keventämiseksi serving as the specific purpose-oriented infinitive form. The construction is part of Finnish non-finite verb forms used to express purpose in a formal style.