kiedotetaan

Kiedotetaan is a Finnish verb form, specifically the passive present tense of the verb kiedottaa. It means to wind around, coil, or wrap around something. The passive form is used when the agent performing the action is unknown, unimportant, or deliberately left unspecified, focusing on the action itself or its result. The meaning is common in contexts involving wrapping, winding, or encircling materials such as textiles, ropes, or bandages.

In usage, kiedotetaan appears in descriptive or instructional language, including manuals, medical guidelines, and procedural descriptions. It conveys that an object is being wound around another object or area. Example: Sidos kiedotetaan käsivarren ympärille. This sentence means that the bandage is wound around the arm, emphasizing the action rather than the doer.

Grammatical notes and related forms: The infinitive form is kiedottaa, and the corresponding passive present is kiedotetaan. The past passive form is kiedotettiin, used to describe actions completed in the past. The active counterpart is kiedottaa, with irregular past forms such as kiedotti. The past participle of kiedottaa is kiedotettu, used in adjectival or passive constructions. Etymology traces kiedottaa to the root kiedo, meaning to twist or wind, with the productive -ottaa suffix that forms causative or transitive verbs.

See also: kiedo, kiedotus.