leikatään

Leikatään is a Finnish verb. Its infinitive form is "leikata", which translates to "to cut" in English. The word "leikatään" itself is the third-person plural passive present tense form of the verb. This means it signifies an action of cutting that is being done or will be done to multiple subjects, or an unspecified subject, by an unspecified agent.

In practical usage, "leikatään" conveys the idea of "they are cut," "they will be cut," or "let's cut" depending on the context. For example, if one is discussing vegetables, "vihannekset leikatään" could mean "the vegetables are being cut" or "the vegetables will be cut." If the context implies a group performing an action together, it can also be interpreted as "let's cut."

The verb "leikata" is a fundamental word in Finnish and is used in a wide variety of contexts, from physical cutting with tools like knives or scissors to more abstract concepts like cutting a conversation short or cutting a cake. The passive form "leikatään" is commonly used when the focus is on the object being acted upon rather than the doer of the action.