ylistämään

ylistämään is a Finnish verb. It is the illative plural form of the verb ylistää. The verb ylistää means to praise, laud, glorify, or extol. Therefore, ylistämään literally translates to "to praise" or "for praising" in a context where the action is directed towards multiple entities or involves a plural subject.

The illative case in Finnish typically indicates movement into, within, or towards a place or state. When used with an infinitive, as in ylistämään, it often expresses purpose or intention. For example, a sentence might describe someone going somewhere "ylistämään" a deity, meaning "to praise" that deity. The plural form implies that the praise is directed at more than one thing or person, or that the action of praising is being done by multiple individuals.

The grammatical structure of ylistämään involves the verb stem "ylistää-" and the illative plural ending "-mään". This ending is characteristic of the third infinitive form in the illative case. The third infinitive is commonly used to express purpose, often in conjunction with verbs of motion or verbs that imply intention. Understanding the context in which ylistämään appears is crucial to fully grasping its specific meaning, as the nuances can vary depending on the surrounding words and the overall sentence structure.