tutkimettaessa

Tutkimettaessa is a Finnish adverbial participle form that expresses the circumstance of something being studied or investigated. It is used to introduce a non-finite clause that describes the conditions or timing under which the main action occurs. The expression is common in formal or technical writing, such as scientific articles or legal texts, and is less frequent in everyday speech.

Formation and usage: The form belongs to the family of adverbial participles in Finnish, created with the stem related to the idea of studying or examining and the suffix -ttaessa. It functions to indicate time, condition, or manner without requiring a finite verb in the subordinate clause. In practice, tutkimettaessa can replace more explicit phrases like kun tutkitaan or samalla kun tutkitaan, signaling that the observation or measurement takes place during the act of studying.

Examples: Tutkimettaessa ilmiötä havaittiin useita tekijöitä. Tutkimettaessa kokeellisia parametreja on tärkeää kontrolloida olosuhteet. These sentences illustrate how the form sets the scene for the main clause, which describes what is observed or what must be done under the investigative circumstance.

Notes: Tutkimettaessa carries a formal tone and is particularly suited to descriptive or methodological passages in research reports. Its use helps avoid repeating subjects and verbs, creating concise, temporally nuanced statements. In everyday Finnish, speakers may use simpler constructions such as “kun tutkitaan” or “tutkimuksen aikana.”