löytämällä

Löytämällä is the Finnish gerund form of the verb löytää, meaning to find. The suffix -malla/-mällä creates a gerund that expresses means or method, and it is used to indicate how an action is performed. In English this sense is typically rendered as “by finding” or “through finding.”

Uses of löytämällä are primarily adverbial, describing the manner in which something is done. It introduces a subordinate idea that explains the method or process behind a statement. For example: Hän ratkaisi ongelman löytämällä uuden lähestymistavan (He solved the problem by finding a new approach). Löytämällä lisää tietoa tutkijat pystyivät täsmentämään tuloksiaan (By finding more information, the researchers could refine the results). Another example is a clause beginning with löytämällä: Löytämällä vihjeen poliisi sai johtolangan (By finding a clue, the police obtained a lead).

Relationship to related forms: Löytämällä is closely related to the noun löytäminen, which denotes the act or process of finding. The gerund can be contrasted with other Finnish forms such as the infinitive or the present participle, and with научalternatives that express means in more informal speech.

Pronunciation and style: The word is pronounced roughly as löy-ta-mä-l-lä, with three syllables and the stress typical of Finnish words on the first syllable. The gerund löytämällä is common in written Finnish and formal speech; in casual spoken Finnish, speakers may use alternative constructions to convey a similar meaning.