kaadetaan

Kaadetaan is a Finnish verb form derived from the base verb kaataa, which broadly means "to pour", "to topple" or "to fell". In contemporary Finnish it most commonly appears as the present passive (kaadetaan) and as a colloquial hortative meaning "let's ..." (a first-person plural invitation).

Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːdetɑːn/. Literal senses include pouring a liquid (kaadetaan vettä = "water is being poured" or "let's pour water") and felling or knocking something down (kaadetaan puita = "trees are being felled" or "let's fell trees"). Context determines whether the form is interpreted impersonally/passively ("is/are ...ed") or as an exhortation ("let us ...").

Grammatically, kaadetaan illustrates Finnish use of the -taan/-tään passive ending for present-tense forms. The same form often serves a pragmatic function as a hortative (compare tehdä → tehdään, "let's do [it]"). The past passive corresponds to kaadettiin.

Usage notes: kaadetaan is common in both spoken and written Finnish. Ambiguity between passive and hortative readings is typically resolved by context or additional words. The verb kaataa and its forms appear in idiomatic expressions related to pouring, spilling, toppling, and, metaphorically, overthrowing.