palauttaen
Palauttaen is a Finnish adverbial participle formed from the verb palauttaa, meaning to return or to restore. It functions as a non-finite verb form that describes the manner or attendant circumstances of the action in the main clause, and can be translated as “returning” or “by returning.” It is commonly used in written and formal Finnish to compress information into a single sentence.
Morphology and usage: The present adverbial participle of palauttaa takes the suffix -en, yielding palauttaen. It
Etymology and related forms: Palauttaen derives from palauttaa and the adverbial participle suffix -en, a pattern
- Palauttaen kirjan takaisin laillaan, hän kiitti. Translation: Returning the book to the library, he thanked.
- Hän lähti, palauttaen avaimen vastaanottoon. Translation: He left, returning the key to the reception.
See also: Finnish grammar, present adverbial participles, participles in Finnish, palauttaa (to return), palauttaminen (the act