Pilkottujen

Pilkottujen is a Finnish grammatical form that arises from the past participle pilkottu, meaning chopped or diced. It functions as an adjective in the genitive plural and is used to describe a noun in a genitive phrase. In practical terms, pilkottujen appears in writing when the speaker refers to chopped ingredients whose ownership or association is being specified, for example in recipes, menus, or ingredient lists.

In usage, pilkottujen is most commonly seen as part of a larger noun phrase such as pilkottujen sipulien maku (the taste of chopped onions) or pilkottujen vihannesten sekoitus (a mix of chopped vegetables). The form signals that the described items have already been cut into small pieces. Because Finnish grammar links adjectives and participles to the case and number of the noun they modify, pilkottujen specifically marks the genitive plural, whereas other cases or numbers would use different endings (for example, pilkottuja tomaattikuutioita for a partitive plural context).

The term is widespread in cooking language and educational materials, where precise description of prepared ingredients is common. It is not a separate ingredient, but a grammatical and descriptive tool that helps specify the state of a component in relation to another noun. For learners, recognizing pilkottujen as the genitive plural form of pilkottu clarifies how Finnish builds noun phrases around prepared foods.