Editoidaan

Editoidaan is the Finnish present passive form of the verb editoida, meaning to edit. It is used to express that something is being edited by someone or by editors in general, with the agent left unspecified. The form is common in written Finnish, especially in contexts involving texts, articles, or digital content in collaborative environments such as wikis and content-management systems.

In practice, editoidaan signals ongoing or general editing activity rather than a specific, completed action. Examples include sentences like “Artikkeli editoidaan” (The article is being edited) or “Sivu editoidaan parhaillaan” (The page is being edited right now). Finnish frequently uses this passive form to describe processes or states without naming the agent.

Morphologically, editoidaan is formed from the infinitive editoida plus the present passive suffix -aan, a result of Finnish vowel harmony and verb conjugation patterns. The form functions as an impersonal or agent-independent statement, which is typical of the Finnish passive mood. It contrasts with the active form “editoija” (the editor) or with past tense forms such as “editoitiin” (it was edited).

Related terms include editoija (editor), editoitu (edited, participial form), and editointi (editing as a process). The word is widely used in journalism, publishing, and online platforms where content is subject to review and modification by contributors or moderators.