selvittyään
Selvittyään is a Finnish non-finite verb form used to connect clauses by indicating that an action has been completed before the action in the main clause. It is typically translated into English as "after having ..." and is commonly described as a perfective converb or participial clause in Finnish grammar.
The form derives from the verb selvitä, which encompasses senses such as to become clear, to get
In practice, selvittyään is most at home in written Finnish, including formal prose, news reports, and narrative
- Selvittyään tutkimuksesta, viranomaiset antoivat lausuntonsa. (After having completed the investigation, the authorities released their statement.)
- Selvittyään viimeisistä epäilyistä, hän teki päätöksen. (Having cleared up the final doubts, he made the decision.)
Compared with alternative constructions, selvittyään highlights completed prior action and reduces the need to repeat the