ymmärtämään
Ymmärtämään is the second infinitive form of the Finnish verb ymmärtää, which means “to understand.” In Finnish, there are two common infinitive forms: the base infinitive ymmärtää and the second infinitive ymmärtämään. The second infinitive is formed by adding the suffix -mään to the verb stem (here, ymmä- + mään yields ymmärtämään). This form is used in combination with certain auxiliary or modal verbs and in constructions that express intention, capacity, or progression toward understanding.
Uses and typical constructions
The second infinitive ymmärtämään appears most often after verbs such as yrittää (to try), oppia (to learn),
The dictionary form of the verb is ymmärtää, while ymmärtämään is limited to specific syntactic contexts. The
Ymmärtää derives from the Finnish root ymmä-, connected to the noun ymmärrys (understanding). Related adjectives and