postitetaan

Postitetaan is a Finnish verb form meaning “is/are posted” or “is/are sent by post.” It is the passive present form of the verb postittaa, which denotes mailing, posting, or disseminating information by mail or other channels. The term is commonly found in administrative, organizational, and legal texts to describe the act of distributing documents such as notices, decisions, or invitations to recipients. Although rooted in traditional mailing, postitus and related phrases are also used when information is distributed electronically, for example by email, where context usually clarifies the method.

Grammatically, postitetaan represents the present passive with no explicit subject, roughly translating to “it is posted” or “they are posted” depending on the sentence. Finnish passive forms vary with the surrounding nouns and phrases (e.g., ilmoitus, päätös) that identify what is being posted. The related noun postitus denotes the act or process of posting or mailing.

Usage notes and context: postitetaan is most typical in formal writing about document handling, such as administrative notices or decisions issued to concerned parties. The choice between postitus and other verbs like lähetetään (to send) can reflect whether physical mailing or a broader distribution is intended. In contemporary Finnish, postitus often coexists with electronic delivery terminology, and the exact method is clarified by adjacent phrases (postitse, sähköpostitse).

See also: postitus, postittaa, lähetä, postitse, sähköpostitse.