Keitetyt

Keitetyt is a Finnish adjective form meaning "boiled." It is the past participle of the verb keittää, used to describe foods that have been boiled. Keitetyt commonly appears before a noun to indicate the cooking method and agrees with the noun in number and case. Examples include keitetyt perunat (boiled potatoes), keitetyt kananmunat (boiled eggs), and keitetyt vihannekset (boiled vegetables). In a sentence it can also function as a predicate, as in Perunat ovat keitettyjä (The potatoes are boiled).

In Finnish grammar, keitetty takes various inflected forms to match the noun it modifies. Singular nominative is keitetty; singular partitive is keitettyä perunaa; plural nominative is keitetyt perunat; plural partitive is keitettyjä perunoita, and so on. The form keitetyt specifically appears in the plural nominative and is used with plural nouns to denote that multiple items have been boiled.

Keitetyt are common in everyday Finnish cooking and dining. They appear in recipes and meal descriptions as a straightforward way to indicate preparation, such as boiled potatoes, eggs, carrots, or other vegetables. The term also appears in nutrition labeling and dietary guidelines, where boiling is discussed as a simple, fat-free cooking method that preserves some nutrients while causing losses of certain water-soluble vitamins when vegetables are boiled for long periods.