pakastettuina

Pakastettuina is a Finnish predicative form derived from the verb pakastaa, meaning frozen. It expresses the state of being frozen and is used with plural subjects. The form combines the past passive participle pakastettu with the suffix -na/-nä to create a plural predicative expression, and it commonly appears in sentences with a copula such as ovat or olivat.

In practice, pakastettuina appears mainly in written Finnish, including descriptive passages, product labeling, and culinary texts, where the state of multiple items being frozen needs to be stated clearly. It tends to be found in contexts describing the condition of goods, meals, or ingredients after freezing, rather than in casual spoken language.

Examples of usage include sentences like: Kalat olivat pakastettuina. Marjat olivat pakastettuina ennen myyntiä. In labeling or instructional text, pakastettuina helps convey that several items are in a frozen condition, as opposed to being fresh or thawed.

Related forms include pakastettu (frozen, as a past participle) and pakastaminen (freezing, the process). Pakastettuina is part of Finnish nominalized or predicative constructions that describe state, particularly when referring to multiple items collectively.

See also: pakastettu, pakastaminen, Finnish grammar of predicative participles.