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viittaamassa

Viittaamassa is a Finnish present active participle form of the verb viitata, meaning to refer or to indicate. It denotes an ongoing action of pointing to or referring to something and is typically used in inessive form to express “in the act of pointing/referring.” As a participle, viittaamassa can function either as a modifier of a noun or in a participial clause within a sentence.

Grammatically, viittaamassa is a participial form derived from viitata and follows the same general patterns as

Usage and examples

- Hän on viittaamassa kohti oikeaa suuntaa. (He is pointing in the right direction.)

- Viittaamassa oleva merkintä osoittaa lähteen. (The marking that is pointing to the source indicates the reference.)

These examples illustrate how viittaamassa can introduce or describe an element connected to the act of referring

Etymology and related forms

Viittaamassa derives from viitata, with related forms such as viita (reference), viittaus (reference, citation), and viittaava

See also

- viitata

- viittaus

- viite

- Finnish grammar

- Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Kotus)

Note: Finnish participial forms can be complex in their case and number inflections, so exact usage

other
present
active
participles.
It
is
most
commonly
found
in
written
Finnish,
where
the
ongoing
action
is
described
in
relation
to
another
element
of
the
sentence.
In
practice,
it
often
appears
with
auxiliary
forms
(such
as
olla)
to
emphasize
continuity,
or
as
an
adjective
in
front
of
or
after
a
noun.
or
indicating.
(present
active
participle
in
base
form).
The
term
sits
within
Finnish
grammar
as
part
of
the
broad
set
of
participial
forms
used
to
create
descriptive
clauses
and
noun
phrases.
may
vary
with
context.