Suodatettuja

Suodatettuja is a Finnish linguistic term used as a descriptive form derived from the verb suodattaa, meaning to filter or to strain. It is the plural partitive form of the past passive participle suodatettu. As an adjective, suodatettu describes items that have undergone filtration or clarification. In Finnish, participles can function like adjectives and nouns; suodatettuja is used when the noun it modifies is plural and in the partitive or in contexts where the amount is indefinite.

In practice, suodatettuja appears most often in phrases such as suodatettuja nesteitä (filtered liquids) or suodatettuja aineita (filtered substances). The form signals that a filtration step has been completed before further use or analysis. It is commonly found in scientific, culinary, or industrial writing, as well as in everyday language when describing filtered products such as coffee, tea, broths, or water that has passed through a filter.

Related terms include suodattaa (to filter), suodatus (filtration), and suodatin (filter). The word emphasizes the outcome of filtration rather than the process itself. Note that suodatettuja is a specific grammatical form and would be replaced with other forms (such as suodatetut) when the noun phrase requires a different case or number.