ofäänestämässä

ofäänestämässä is a Finnish verb form. It is the third person plural imperfective present active participle of the verb ofäänestää. The verb ofäänestää itself means to vote or to cast a vote. Therefore, ofäänestämässä describes a group of people who are in the process of voting. It indicates an ongoing action of voting. The form is used when the subject performing the action is plural and the action is happening at the present time. For example, "He olivat ofäänestämässä" would translate to "They were voting." This grammatical construction is common in Finnish to describe simultaneous or ongoing actions. The participle form can also be used as a noun or adjective, but in the context of ofäänestämässä, it functions as a verb describing an action in progress. The use of the imperfective aspect highlights the duration or continuity of the voting process rather than a single completed act. Understanding this verb form is crucial for comprehending Finnish sentences that describe collective participation in an election or a similar voting event.