syöttäessä

The Finnish word "syöttäessä" is the inessive case of the present active participle of the verb "syöttää". "Syöttää" has several meanings, but in this context, it most commonly translates to "to feed" or "to input". Therefore, "syöttäessä" can be understood as "while feeding", "when feeding", "upon feeding", or "during inputting", "when inputting", "upon inputting", depending on the specific usage.

The grammatical structure indicates an action happening concurrently with or immediately following another action. For example, in the context of feeding an animal, "syöttäessä koiraa" would mean "while feeding the dog". In a technical context, such as data entry, "syöttäessä tietoja järjestelmään" would translate to "when inputting data into the system". The inessive case "-ssä" denotes being inside or within a state, which in the case of a participle, refers to the duration or moment of the action.

The precise nuance of "syöttäessä" is derived from the surrounding sentence and the specific meaning of "syöttää" being employed. It is a common and versatile grammatical form in Finnish, used to connect actions and describe processes. Understanding the context is key to accurately interpreting its meaning.