kulkiessa
Kulkiessa is a Finnish adverbial participle form derived from the verb kulkea (to go or walk). It expresses that the action of the main clause occurs at the same time as the action described by the participle, and is typically translated as “while walking” or “as one walked.” The form is created by attaching the suffix -essa to the verb stem; for kulkea the resulting form is kulkiessa.
In use, kulkiessa functions to set a scene or provide background detail without creating a separate clause.
Kulkiessa is most common in written Finnish, including narrative prose and descriptive passages. It is part
See also: adverbial participle, kulkea, -essa/-ossa participial forms.