Puhdistettuina

Puhdistettuina is a Finnish grammatical form meaning “as cleaned” or “in the cleaned state.” It is formed from the past passive participle puhdistettu (cleaned) with the suffix -na/-nä, which creates a plural, state-denoting adjective. The form is typically used as a predicative complement or a post-nominal modifier referring to plural nouns, to indicate that the items in question have undergone cleaning and are ready for the next step. The singular counterpart is puhdistettuna, used with singular nouns or in predicative position.

Usage and contexts often involve technical, manufacturing, laboratory, healthcare, or food-service settings, where it is important to specify that goods or materials have been cleaned before further processing, handling, or packaging. It is more common in written or formal language, such as instructions, quality-control notes, or inventories, than in casual speech.

Morphology and grammar notes: the -na/-nä suffix marks a state or condition and can attach to a past participle to yield a plural, state-based adjective or predicative phrase. Because it denotes a state rather than an action, puhdistettuina typically appears after a form of olla (to be) or as a post-nominal modifier in formal texts.

Examples:

- Käytettävät astiat ovat puhdistettuina.

- Näytteet toimitetaan puhdistettuina ja merkittyinä.

See also: puhdistettu, puhdistaminen, translatiivinen muoto, Finnish participles.