Korjataan

Korjataan is the present passive form of the Finnish verb korjata, meaning to repair or fix. In Finnish, the passive mood is used when the actor performing the action is unknown, unimportant, or generalized. Therefore korjataan translates roughly to “it is being repaired” or “one repairs,” and it is commonly used in public notices, signs, instructions, and reports to describe ongoing repair work without naming who is doing the work.

Morphology and usage notes: The form is created from the verb stem korja- plus the passive present suffix -taan, with vowel harmony determining the exact shape (korjataan). The passive present is versatile and often appears in contexts where the agent is omitted or implied. It is frequent in maintenance announcements, construction updates, and service notices.

Examples of usage: Vika korjataan nyt. (The fault is being fixed now.) Tie korjataan tänään. (The road is being repaired today.) Hissi korjataan huomenna. (The elevator will be repaired tomorrow.) The same form can convey future repair plans in everyday language, since Finnish commonly uses present tense forms to indicate near-future actions.

Relation to related terms: Korjata as a verb is related to words such as korjaus (repair, fix), which denotes the result or act of repairing, and korjaushanke (repair project). The korjataan form is one of several passive constructions in Finnish that shift focus from the actor to the action or process being described.

Summary: Korjataan serves as a concise, neutral way to describe ongoing repair work without specifying who performs it, making it a standard feature in Finnish public communication about maintenance and construction.