Sekoitettaa

Sekoitettaa is a Finnish verb form described in linguistic references as a causative-passive variant of the verb sekoittaa, meaning to mix. It expresses that something is to be mixed by an agent, with the agent not specified. The form is uncommon in everyday speech and appears mainly in formal or technical writing, such as manufacturing instructions, laboratory protocols, or dictionary explanations illustrating Finnish morphology.

In grammar, sekoitettaa is presented as a causative-passive construction. Modern Finnish typically conveys the same idea with sekoitetaan (present passive), sekoitettaisiin (conditional passive), or sekoitettiin (past passive), depending on tense and mood. The corresponding infinitive form for the causative sense would be sekoittamaan, while the past participle is sekoitettu. Sekoitettaa thus occupies a niche in describing controlled or credited action within a procedural or instructional context.

Etymology notes: the form is built from the root sekoita- (to mix) together with derivational suffixes that yield a causative-passive meaning. This pattern is comparable to other Finnish causative-passive constructions, such as teettää, which express “to cause to do” or “to have someone do.”

Usage notes: because sekoitettaa is rarely used in everyday language, many speakers rely on the standard forms sekoitetaan or sekoitettaisiin to indicate “it is to be mixed” or “it would be mixed.” When describing processes where an agent or mechanism performs the mixing, the causative-passive may appear in specialized texts.

See also: sekoittaa; sekoitetaan; sekoitettaisiin; sekoitettuna; sekoitettava; sekoittaminen.