pelaamalla
Pelaamalla is a Finnish adverbial participle derived from the verb pelata (to play). It expresses the means or method by which an action is performed, roughly translating to English as “by playing” or “through playing.” It belongs to the class of adverbial participles that describe manner or approach rather than a specific time or tense.
Formation and usage: The form is created by adding the suffix -malla to the verb stem, here
- Pelaamalla oppii parhaiten. (One learns best by playing.)
- Hän kehittää reaktiokykyään pelaamalla. (He develops his reflexes by playing.)
Relation to other forms: The noun form pelaaminen (the act of playing) conveys the activity as a
In summary, pelaamalla is a concise tool in Finnish for expressing that an action is learned, performed,