Jalkautetaan

Jalkautetaan is a Finnish verb form in the passive voice, derived from jalkauttaa. It denotes the action of deploying troops or personnel on foot, typically after dismounting from a vehicle, aircraft, or ship, so that they can operate on the ground. The term is most common in military, security, and disaster-response contexts, but can also appear in civil or organizational training to describe ground deployment.

Grammatical notes clarify that jalkautetaan expresses present-tense passive action, with the agent performing the action left unspecified. The active counterpart is jalkauttaa (to deploy on foot, to dismount). Related forms include jalkautuminen (dismounting or deployment on foot) and jalkautua (to dismount or to deploy oneself on foot).

Usage tends to be formal or official, appearing in operation briefings, press releases, and training reports. In everyday language, speakers may use more colloquial phrasing, but jalkautetaan remains standard in institutional contexts.

Examples:

- Operaatiossa jalkautetaan lisäjoukkoja kriisialueelle. (During the operation, additional troops are deployed on foot to the crisis area.)

- Harjoituksessa jalkautetaan partio maastoon. (In the exercise, a patrol is deployed on foot into the terrain.)

- Hätätilanteessa varmistetaan, että joukot jalkautetaan nopeasti. (In an emergency, it is ensured that the troops are deployed on foot quickly.)

See also: jalkautuminen, jalkautua, jalkauttaa.