luotaessa

Luotaessa is a non-finite verb form of the Finnish verb luottaa, roughly meaning “in trusting” or “when trusting.” It functions as an adverbial form that introduces a subordinate clause and expresses the circumstance or condition under which the main clause occurs.

In practice, luotaessa is most often found in formal or written Finnish, such as legal, administrative, or academic texts. It can be used to set the condition for a statement, similar to how other adverbial verb forms are used in Finnish. The construction tends to appear in longer sentences and is less common in everyday spoken language.

The form belongs to a set of non-finite verb forms that create adverbial clauses without a finite verb. When used, the subject of the subordinate luotaessa clause is typically understood from context and should align with the main clause’s subject. The sentence flow is generally smoother when the luotaessa phrase is placed at the beginning of a sentence or clause.

Examples:

- Luotaessa siihen, että asiat etenevät suunnitelman mukaan, voidaan edetä seuraavaan vaiheeseen. (Assuming that things proceed according to plan, we can move to the next phase.)

- Luotaessa projekti tiiviisti aikataulussa, sidosryhmien luottamus kasvaa. (When the project is trusted to stay on schedule, stakeholder confidence grows.)

See also: luottaa, luottaen, luottaen siihen, että.