tillsættes

Tilsættes is a Danish verb meaning to add, incorporate, or include something into another substance or context. The form tilsættes is the present passive (or third-person singular present passive) of the verb tilsætte. The verb is built from til- (toward, to) and sætte (to place, to set). In Danish writing, tilsættes is commonly used in instructions, recipes, and formulations in chemistry, pharmacology, food manufacturing, and other procedural texts to indicate that an ingredient or component is added at a specific stage.

Usage and examples

In cooking, you might see: Vandet tilsættes gradvist under omrøring. In laboratory or manufacturing contexts, a formulation might state: Kemikaliernes koncentration tilsættes under opvarmning. The construction often appears without an explicit agent, functioning as an impersonal instruction.

Grammatical notes

Tilsættes is used for present tense and agrees with the implicit subject of the clause. The past tense passive is tilsattes, while the past participle of the active verb tilsætte is tilsat. The form tilsættes is sometimes misspelled as tillsættes, but the standard spelling is tilsættes.

Related terms

Tilsætningsstof (additive) and tilsætningsmiddel are common Danish terms for substances intended to be added to foods, medicines, or industrial processes. The general concept covers any ingredient introduced during preparation or production.