tilataan

Tilataan is the present passive form of the Finnish verb tilata, which means to order or place an order for goods or services. In English, tilataan is commonly rendered as "is ordered" or "are ordered," depending on the grammatical subject and context. Because it is in the passive voice, the actor who performs the ordering is not expressed in the clause.

Usage and contexts

Tilataan is widely used in procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and retail to describe items that are or will be ordered rather than already procured. It appears on product pages, shopping systems, and process descriptions to indicate that an item is to be obtained from a supplier. For example, "Tämä tuote tilataan suoraan tehtaalta" means "This product is ordered directly from the factory." In corporate or formal writing, tilataan can denote future or ongoing ordering plans, as in "Tulevat tuotteet tilataan ensi kuussa."

Grammatical notes

Tilataan is the present passive form; the agent (who orders) is typically omitted. The past passive form is tilattiin, meaning "was ordered" or "were ordered." The negative present form is ei tilata ("is not ordered" or "are not ordered"). Related forms include tilattava (to be ordered) and tilattavissa (available to be ordered).

Translations and related terms

While the fundamental meaning centers on ordering, tilataan interacts with related nouns such as tilaus (order) and adjectives like tilattava. In business contexts, tilataan conveys the status of items in supply chains, cataloguing, and supplier communication, where the emphasis is on the process of placing orders rather than the act of ordering itself.