myymällä

Myymällä is a Finnish non-finite verb form derived from the verb myydä, meaning "to sell." It functions similarly to the English gerund or instrumental participle, and is used to express means or method, as in “by selling.”

Formation and use: The form is created by adding the suffix -mällä to the verb stem and is used to introduce adverbial clauses that indicate how an action is performed or what means are used to achieve a result. It does not convey tense on its own; its meaning is tied to the main verb in the sentence.

Examples:

Hän tienasi rahaa myymällä vanhoja tavaroita. (He earned money by selling old goods.)

Yritys on kasvanut myymällä tuotteita verkossa. (The company has grown by selling products online.)

Hän sai lisätuloja myymällä käsitöitään. (She earned extra income by selling her crafts.)

Notes and related forms: Myymällä is often contrasted with the noun myynti, which denotes a sale or the act of selling as a noun. The base verb myydä can take other non-finite forms for related meanings, but myymällä specifically marks the means by which something is done. In formal or descriptive prose, this form is common when outlining strategies, processes, or causal factors that involve selling.