päätyen
Päätyen is a Finnish verbal form that functions as a present adverbial participle of the verb päätyä, meaning to end up or to come to a certain result. As an -en participle, it is used to express a concurrent or resulting action in a sentence and is typically translated into English as “ending up” or “having ended up.” The form is common in literary and formal Finnish, but it is rarely used in everyday spoken language.
Linguistic notes and etymology: The participle is built from the verb päätyä with the adverbial participle
Usage and function: Päätyen typically introduces or accompanies a main clause to indicate how something ends
Relation to related forms: It is distinct from the finite verb forms of päätyä (such as päätyi
See also: päätyä, Finnish grammar, adverbial participles, Finnish literary style.