tihentämällä

Tihentämällä is a Finnish verb that translates to "by thickening" or "by densifying" in English. It is the elative form of the verb tihentää, which means to thicken, condense, or make more dense. The elative case in Finnish indicates movement away from or originating from something. Therefore, tihentämällä describes an action or process that occurs by means of or as a result of something becoming thicker or more dense.

This grammatical form can be used in various contexts. For instance, in a physical sense, one might describe how a liquid can be thickened by adding a binder, thus "tihentämällä" the liquid. In a more abstract sense, it could refer to making a text more dense with information, "tihentämällä" the content. It can also be used in discussions about population density, where an area might become more populated "tihentämällä" its inhabitants.

The usage of tihentämällä implies that the thickening or densifying is the method or cause of a subsequent action or state. It highlights the process of becoming more concentrated as the means to an end. Understanding the nuances of Finnish grammatical cases like the elative is crucial to correctly interpreting the meaning of such verb forms.