tilsettes

Tilsettes is a Norwegian verb form used to indicate that something is added to another substance or process. It is the present passive form of the verb tilsette, which means to add or to introduce. In ordinary, instructional, and technical language, tilsettes appears when the agent performing the addition is not specified, or when the sentence emphasizes the action itself rather than who performs it. The active present tense is tilsetter; the simple past is tilsatte, and the past participle is tilsatt.

Etymology and related forms

Tilsettes originates from til- (toward, to) and sette (to put, to place). The noun tilsetning means an addition or an additive, and tilsetninger refers to additions or additives. The word family is commonly used across culinary, chemical, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing contexts.

Usage and context

Tilsettes is most common in formal and technical writing, including recipes, lab protocols, and process descriptions. It often appears in passive constructions to convey a procedural sequence without naming the actor. Examples: Salt tilsettes under omrøring. En katalysator tilsettes i reaksjonen. I næringsmiddelindustrien tilsettes vitaminer som tilsetningsstoffer. In legal or regulatory texts, the form helps emphasize the requirement that certain substances be introduced at specific points in a procedure.

See also

Tilsette, tilsetning, tilsetninger, additives. These terms cover related meanings of adding or introducing substances in various contexts.