pidätellessä

The Finnish word "pidätellessä" is the inessive case of the present active participle of the verb "pidätellä". "Pidätellä" is a verb that generally means to hold back, to restrain, to delay, or to keep someone or something waiting. Therefore, "pidätellessä" functions as an adverbial phrase indicating a state or action of holding back, restraining, or delaying.

In practical use, "pidätellessä" describes the circumstances under which something else happens. For example, it might be used to say that an event occurred "while being held back" or "during a delay." The specific nuance depends heavily on the context of the sentence. It conveys a sense of something happening in the midst of a period of being kept waiting or being prevented from moving forward. The inessive case "-ssä" signifies location or state, so it literally translates to "in the state of holding back" or "while holding back." Understanding the root verb "pidätellä" is key to deciphering the meaning of "pidätellessä" in any given Finnish sentence.