Totutetaan

Totutetaan is a Finnish verb form derived from totuttaa, meaning to accustom or to habituate. It is the present passive form, used when the subject being made to get used to something is unspecified or general. In English, it can be rendered as “is being habituated” or “are being accustomed to.” The concept covers processes that help people or animals adapt to new routines, environments, or rules.

Grammatically, totuttaa is a transitive verb, and the passive present form totutetaan describes a deliberate habituation carried out by an agent that is often not stated. The corresponding past passive form is totutettiin. In practice, totutetaan is commonly used in contexts such as education, training, safety, and animal handling, where an individuals or groups are guided to become familiar with new circumstances.

Examples illustrate its use in everyday Finnish. Oppilaat totutettiin uuteen ohjelmaan koulutuksen alussa. (The students were introduced to the new program at the start of training.) Lapsia totutetaan nukkumaan aikaisin. (The children are being accustomed to going to bed early.) Käyttäjiä totutetaan uuden järjestelmän käyttöön. (Users are being familiarized with the use of the new system.)

Related terms include totuttaminen, the noun form for the process of habituation, and tottuminen, the noun for the state of having become accustomed. The root idea centers on making someone or something adapt to new conditions through deliberate exposure, instruction, or gradual adjustment.