kerätään

Kerätään is the present passive form of the Finnish verb kerätä, meaning to collect or to gather. In the passive voice, the agent performing the action is not specified, making the statement general or impersonal. Kerätään is commonly used to describe processes, data collection, fundraising, or harvests when the actor is unknown or unimportant.

Grammar: The present passive is formed by adding the suffix -ään to the verb stem kerät- (kerätä). It does not reflect person or number, and the subject is not indicated in the verb. It can refer to singular or plural subjects depending on the context. It is used in neutral, informative style, especially in official or academic Finnish.

Examples:

- Tietoja kerätään tutkimusta varten. (Data are collected for research.)

- Rahaa kerätään hyväntekeväisyyteen. (Funds are being raised for charity.)

- Todisteet kerätään oikeudenkäyntiä varten. (Evidence is collected for the trial.)

Related forms: kerättiin (past passive), kerättäisiin (conditional passive). The noun keräys denotes the act of collecting or a collection effort, and kerääjä is a person who collects. Kerätään thus functions as a versatile verb form for describing impersonal or unidentified agents in ongoing collection activities.