sisäistetään

Sisäistetään is the Finnish present passive form of the verb sisäistää, meaning to internalize or to assimilate into one’s own understanding, behavior, or norms. In usage, sisäistetään describes a process whereby external information, rules, or values become part of an individual’s internal framework, rather than remaining as external guidelines. The infinitive is sisäistää, and the passive present form indicates that the subject undergoes the action.

Linguistic note: Finnish verbs form the passive without marking the agent, and sisäistetään reflects present tense passive voice. The related noun sisäistäminen denotes the process or act of internalizing. The term is common in discussions of learning, socialization, and behavioral formation, where external guidance is gradually transformed into personal standards.

Contexts and meanings: In education and psychology, internalization refers to adopting rules, skills, or norms so they guide behavior automatically. In cultural or organizational contexts, people may sisäistää a culture’s values or workplace procedures. The nuance is that internalization involves integration into one’s own belief system rather than mere memorization. It contrasts with external compliance, where behavior aligns with rules only when outside control is present.

Examples (illustrative): Säännöt sisäistetään uusille työntekijöille – Rules are internalized by new employees. Kotona vanhemmat sisäistävät lapsilleen hyvät tavat – Parents instill good manners in their children, understood here as internalized behavior.

Related terms include sisäistäminen (internalization) and ulkoistaminen (externalization). The concept is widely used across psychology, pedagogy, sociology, and cultural studies.