Kuivattuja

Kuivattuja is a Finnish linguistic form used to describe dried items. It is the plural partitive form of the past passive participle kuivattu, which means dried. In Finnish grammar, kuivattuja functions as an adjective that modifies a plural noun in partitive or certain accusative constructions, indicating that the referenced items have undergone the drying process.

The word arises from the verb kuivata, meaning to dry or dehydrate, with the typical formation of a past participle and the plural partitive ending. As a descriptor, kuivattuja is most commonly found in contexts such as food and preservation, where the dryness of the item is a defining characteristic. Examples include dried berries (kuivattuja marjoja), dried mushrooms (kuivattuja sieniä), and dried fruits (kuivattuja hedelmiä).

In practical use, kuivattuja appears in product labels, recipes, and nutritional descriptions to specify that the item being referred to is dried rather than fresh or frozen. Finnish speakers rely on the grammatical case and number to determine the exact reference; for instance, the same concept would shift to kuivattuja omenoita when talking about dried apples in a partitive plural context, or to kuivatut omenat in a nominative plural form.

Overall, kuivattuja is a common and neutral term in Finnish for describing dried goods across culinary and descriptive contexts, reflecting the language’s flexible use of participial adjectives to convey preparation methods. See also kuivatus and kuivaus for related processes and terminology.