keitettyä
Keitettyä is the partitive singular form of the Finnish past passive participle keitetty, meaning boiled. It functions as an adjective describing food and other items that have been prepared by boiling. In common usage, keitettyä marks boiled items in phrases where the object is indefinite or partitive, such as in recipes or menus.
Grammatical notes: Keitetty is formed from the verb keittää, with the standard -tty participle ending. When
Usage and context: Keitettyä is widely used in everyday language, cooking instructions, menus, and grocery labeling
- Tarjoile keitettyä perunaa voin kera. (Serve boiled potatoes with butter.)
- Keitettyä parsaa sopii hyvin saleiden lihojen kanssa. (Boiled asparagus pairs well with sliced meat.)
- Hän osti keitettyä riisiä annoksen täydentämiseksi. (She bought boiled rice to complete the portion.)
Overall, keitettyä is a standard linguistic tool for describing boiled preparations in Finnish.