säädellään

Säädellään is a Finnish verb form—the present passive of the verb säädellä. It denotes that something is being adjusted, regulated, or tuned. In Finnish, the passive voice often makes statements impersonal by omitting the agent, so säädellään describes actions performed by someone else or by automatic processes. For example, the expression Asetukset säädellään can be translated as “The settings are being adjusted” or “Settings are adjusted.”

The scope of säädellään includes adjusting parameters in devices or systems, calibrating equipment, and making changes to procedures or rules in a given context. The form is commonly found in technical writing, manuals, product documentation, and formal descriptions where an adjustment or regulation is described without naming the actor.

Usage and nuances: because it is a present passive, säädellään often refers to ongoing or general processes rather than a specific, completed action. It supports impersonal or generic statements about how something is kept in a desired state through adjustment. The verb can appear in sentences that describe automatic adjustment by a system or adjustments carried out by personnel or authorities.

See also: Finnish grammar—passive voice; säätää and säädellään in technical and regulatory writing; Finnish verbs of adjustment and regulation.