Mitataan

Mitataan is a Finnish word that serves as the present passive form of the verb mitata, meaning to measure. In Finnish, the passive voice is used to describe actions without specifying an agent, making mitataan common in instructions, scientific reporting, and generic statements. It translates roughly as is measured or will be measured, depending on context, and the subject may be singular or plural.

In statements about procedures, the object of measuring appears in the partitive form. For example, pituutta mitataan means length is measured, and lämpötilaa mitataan means temperature is measured. The form is also used in longer sentences such as kokeessa pituuksia mitataan useaan otteeseen or tutkimuksessa kaluston kunto mitataan ennen jokaista koetta, illustrating how mitataan functions in formal or technical contexts.

Other related forms exist: mitata is the active form; mitattava refers to something measurable; mittaus or mittaaminen denote the process or act of measuring. Finnish verbs similarly use passive forms to present procedures in a general, impersonal way.

Mitataan appears widely in technical writing, lab protocols, quality control, metrology, and survey reporting, where the emphasis is on the process rather than the actor. The word is part of standard Finnish and is understood across dialects, though in casual speech speakers may use more explicit constructions depending on context.

See also: mittaus, mittaaminen, mitata.