lisämään

Lisäämään is the third infinitive form of the Finnish verb lisätä, meaning to add. It is a non-finite verb form used in specific grammatical constructions to express the act of adding as a purpose, intention, or goal. The form is created by combining the stem lisätä with the suffix -mään, yielding lisäämään.

Grammatical use and function can be summarized as follows: lisäämään is typically used in combination with verbs of motion or intention to indicate that the action of adding is the purpose of the movement or planned action. It often appears in formal or written Finnish. The third infinitive can function as a complement to a main verb or appear in constructions that describe what someone intends to do rather than what is being done at the moment.

Examples of usage include:

- Mennen lisäämään varoja tililleni. (I am going to add funds to my account.)

- Henkilöstömäärän kasvattaminen voi vaatia lisäämään resursseja, ja tässä voisin käyttää lisäämään -sanan kaltaista rakennetta. (In formal discussion, lisäämään can occur in phrases describing intended additions or tasks.)

Related forms and notes: lisäämään is related to the base verb lisätä (to add). Other non-finite forms include the present active participle lisäämässä and the noun lisäys or lisääminen (the act of adding). As with many Finnish non-finite forms, lisäämään loses person and number information and depends on the governing verb for grammatical context.