lähetettäessä

"lähetettäessä" is a Finnish word that translates to "upon sending" or "when sending" in English. It is a temporal adverbial form derived from the verb "lähettää," which means "to send." This form indicates an action or state that occurs at the precise moment something is being sent.

The grammatical structure of "lähetettäessä" involves the passive past participle of the verb "lähettää" combined with the inessive case suffix "-ssä." This construction creates a sense of an ongoing or completed action in the past that sets the condition for another event. For example, "Lomakkeet täytettyinä lähetettäessä" would mean "When the forms are filled out and sent."

In practical usage, "lähetettäessä" is often found in instructions, legal documents, or technical descriptions where precise timing is important. It can also be used in more general contexts to describe a situation that happens concurrently with the act of sending. The word emphasizes the point in time when an object or message is dispatched. Its usage is specific to the Finnish language and its grammatical rules.