Katettiin

Katettiin is a Finnish word formed as the past passive of the verb kattaa, meaning to set, lay, or cover a table. In usage, katettiin denotes that the action of setting the table has been completed, with the doer unspecified, and is common in descriptive or narrative texts about past events. The present passive form is katetaan, while katettiin expresses a completed action in the past.

The form is typically used in everyday language, domestic contexts, and written descriptions such as recipes, household notes, or historical accounts where the focus is on the state of the setting rather than on who performed it. Because Finnish uses passive constructions to emphasize results or states, katettiin often appears when recounting events in which a meal is prepared and laid for guests.

Related terminology includes the noun kattaus, which denotes the act or arrangement of setting a table, as in the phrase “nykyinen kattaus” (the current table setting) or “kattaaminen” in some dialects. While katettiin describes the completed action, kattaa as a verb covers the broader sense of setting or covering, and kattaus refers to the resulting arrangement.

In summary, katettiin is the past passive form used to indicate that a table has been set, without specifying who performed the action, and it is alongside related forms such as katetaan (present) and the noun kattaus (table setting).