Lastataan

Lastataan is a Finnish verb form used to express that goods, cargo, or equipment are being loaded or are planned to be loaded onto a vehicle, vessel, or container. It is the present passive form of the verb lastata and is commonly encountered in logistics, shipping, warehousing, and manufacturing contexts. The subject is often unspecified, emphasizing the action of loading rather than who performs it. In English, lastataan can be translated as "is being loaded" or "will be loaded" depending on context.

Grammatical notes are helpful for understanding its use. Lastataan functions as a present passive form, typically with an indefinite subject. It can appear with singular or plural nouns, depending on what is being loaded. The construction is common on shipping notices, operating procedures, and process descriptions, where the focus is on the loading step rather than the agent performing it. Related nouns include lastaus (the act or process of loading) and lastattu (loaded), while lastettava refers to something that is to be loaded.

Examples illustrate its practical use. Tavarat lastataan kuorma-autoon. (The goods are being loaded onto the truck.) Laivat lastataan rahtia varten satamassa. (The ships are loaded with cargo for the port operation.) Such sentences show how lastataan communicates a procedural step in logistics and transportation contexts without specifying the actor responsible for the loading.