Taulukoitua

Taulukoitua is a Finnish verb form meaning to be tabulated. It is the passive infinitive of taulukoida, a verb used for arranging or presenting data in table form. In technical and academic writing, taulukoitua can appear when describing a data-processing step or a documentation requirement where information is to be organized into tables.

Etymology and form: The word is built from taulukko (table) combined with the verb taulukoida (to tabulate). The passive infinitive taulukoitua expresses that the action is to be performed on the subject, i.e., data or information that is to be tabulated. The corresponding active past participle taulukoitu means “tabulated,” while related forms such as taulukoitava describe something that is to be tabulated.

Grammar and usage: Taulukoitua occurs primarily in formal, descriptive, or methodological texts. It can function in non-finite clauses where the action is not attributed to a specific agent, for example in procedural descriptions or standards documentation. In everyday Finnish, speakers often use active or other non-finite forms (such as taulukoida or taulukointi) for clearer or more natural expression. Taulukoitua may be preferred in linguistic discussions about Finnish verb forms or in contexts emphasizing the passive handling of data.

See also: taulukoida, taulukointi, taulukko, data processing, statistics.