Puhastatud

Puhastatud is Estonian, meaning “cleaned” or “purified,” and is the past passive participle of the verb puhastama (to clean, to purify). It functions as an adjective describing something that has undergone cleaning or purification. It is used both attributively before a noun, as in puhastatud vesi (purified water) or puhastatud köögiviljad (cleaned vegetables), and predicatively, for example Vesi on puhastatud (The water is purified). The form agrees with the noun in number and case; Estonian has no grammatical gender, so gender agreement is not a factor.

Puhastatud is formed from the infinitive puhastama and the past passive participle suffix -atud. In technical or formal language it can indicate compliance with a purification standard, as in puhastatud vesi or puhastatud õhk. The noun form denoting the process is puhastamine, while puhastus refers to the act or concept of cleaning or purification.

In everyday use, puhastatud commonly describes objects that have been cleaned or treated to meet a standard of cleanliness. In scientific, industrial, or food-safety contexts, the term signals that a product or environment has undergone a cleaning or purification step and is ready for use or further processing.