Kuivuttua

Kuivuttua is a Finnish non-finite verb form derived from the verb kuivua, meaning to dry or to become dry. It denotes a completed drying action and is used to describe a state that results from that action. In practice, kuivuttua functions as a verbal adjective and appears in subordinate clauses or in noun phrases to express the idea of “having dried” or “after drying.”

Formation and use: Kuivuttua is formed by attaching the suffix -ttua to the verb stem of kuivua. This -ttua form belongs to a class of participial endings that describe a resultant state. It shares its semantic field with other forms such as kuivunut (has dried) and kuivattu (dried, by someone). The kuivuttua form is more common in written, formal, or descriptive Finnish and is used to link events or to modify a noun indirectly through a clause.

Grammatical function: As a participial form, kuivuttua can introduce adverbial or relative clauses or appear in noun phrases to convey that something is in the state produced by drying. It often conveys a sequence of events—one action’s completion (drying) preceding another.

Examples: Pyyhkeet olivat märkiä; kuivuttuaan ne olivat kuivia. This illustrates how the form can express “after having dried.” Another context might place kuivuttua in a relative clause describing a dried state of materials or produce.

See also: kuivua, kuivunut, kuivattu, kuivatus, Finnish grammar.

Note: Kuivuttua is a specialized form and may be less common in everyday speech, but it appears in formal or descriptive Finnish to express the state resulting from drying.