keventämään

Keventämään is the infinitive form of the Finnish verb keventää in the -maan infinitive pattern. It conveys the idea of making something lighter or less burdensome, and it can refer to physical weight, workload, stress, or intensity. As a non-finite form, keventämään is used in various grammatical constructions to express actions related to lightening or easing.

Use and meaning: Keventää is a transitive verb that takes an object describing what is lightened (for example, a burden, a load, or a nuisance). The keventämään form appears in non-finite clauses and is commonly used to express purpose or intention, or to form complements after other verbs or conjunctions. In everyday language, keventää can refer to reducing physical weight, easing a workload, or alleviating emotional discomfort, among other senses of lightening or softening.

Etymology and related forms: The verb keventää derives from keveä, meaning light or easy, with the -tää suffix forming the verb. Related words include keventäminen (the act of lightening) and kevennys (relief or easing). Keventää has synonyms such as helpottaa or lieventää, with nuances depending on context. The -maan infinitive keventämään is one of several Finnish infinitive forms and is used to express non-finite actions connected to lightening or easing.