Seuraataan

Seuraataan is a form that is usually regarded as nonstandard or erroneous in standard Finnish. The intended standard form is seurataan, which is the passive present of the verb seurata, meaning “to follow” or “to observe.” In neutral usage, phrases like tilannetta seurataan or sääntöjä seurataan translate to “the situation is being followed” or “the rules are being observed.”

In Finnish, seurata belongs to the group of verbs that use a passive present form with the ending -taan or -taan-like patterns, and the correct standard form for passive present is seurataan. The sequence seuraataan with an extra a after seur- is not recognized as a standard passive form and is typically treated as a typographical error, a dialectal variation, or a historical spelling in texts. In most contemporary writings, seurataan is preferred.

Usage notes: If you encounter seuraataan, it should usually be corrected to seurataan in formal or widely understood Finnish. The meaning remains that something is being followed, monitored, or observed. The active equivalents include seuraa (singular) or seuraavat (plural) when used in different voices or tenses.

Related terms include seuranta, the noun meaning monitoring or tracking, and seuraaminen, the act or process of following. These forms are standard and widely used in contexts such as research, compliance, and journalism.

See also: seuranta, seuraaminen.