haudataan

Haudataan is the present passive form of the Finnish verb haudata, meaning to bury. It denotes that something is buried by someone, with the agent not specified or not important to the statement. In English, it corresponds to is buried or are buried, depending on the subject.

Origin and form: Haudata belongs to the group of verbs related to handling graves or remains. The passive form haudataan is created with the passive suffix -taan. The related noun hauta means grave, and the past participle haudattu means buried.

Usage: Haudataan is used in descriptive, historical, or formal contexts where the focus is on the act of burial rather than who performs it. It can refer to humans, animals, artifacts, or other remains. Examples include phrases like "Ruumis haudataan hautausmaalle" (The body is buried at the cemetery) or "Jäännökset haudataan nopeasti" (The remains are buried quickly). In archaeology or legal texts, haudataan often appears to describe burial as a process.

See also: hauta (grave), haudattu (buried), haudattaminen (burial).