säilödään

Säilödään is a Finnish verb form that functions as the present passive of the verb säilöä, meaning to preserve or to store. It conveys that the subject is being preserved or stored and translates roughly as “is preserved” or “are preserved,” depending on the context and the surrounding noun phrase.

In Finnish grammar, present passive forms are widely used for general statements, procedures, labels, and descriptions where the actor is unknown or unimportant. Säilödään can appear in contexts related to food preservation, storage, and archival practices, as well as everyday descriptions of routine preservation actions. The form is used with nouns in a way that does not specify the doer, focusing instead on the result of preservation.

Related terms and forms include säilöä (to preserve), säilöminen (preservation), and säilötty (preserved, past participle). The broader semantic field covers various preservation methods, such as canning, freezing, or storage in controlled conditions. Finnish speakers may choose different constructions or passive variants depending on stem phonology and style, but säilödään commonly appears in instructional or descriptive language.

Example usage: Elintarvikkeet säilödään kylmässä. This translates to “The foods are preserved in cold storage.” The form can also appear in plural contexts, with the surrounding noun phrase clarifying the subject and number.