tilsættes

Tilsættes is the present passive form of the Danish verb tilsætte, meaning to add, to insert, or to attach something to another substance or context. In everyday Danish, it is commonly used in cooking and chemistry to describe the action of adding an ingredient to a mixture. For example, in a recipe one might encounter: Vand tilsættes og røres, meaning water is added and stirred.

In nutrition labeling, the related past participle tilsat is frequently used as an adjective to indicate substances that have been added, such as tilsat sukker (added sugar) or tilsat salt.

Grammatically, tilsætte is a standard Danish verb. Its forms include: infinitive tilsætte, present active tilsætter, past tilsatte, past participle tilsat, and present passive tilsættes. The form tilsættes is therefore used when the subject is receiving the action (is added).

Etymology and cognates: tilsætte derives from til (to) and sætte (to place or to set). The word has cognates in related Scandinavian languages, such as Swedish tillsätta and Norwegian tilsette, which carry similar meanings, including both adding and appointing in certain contexts.

Usage notes: While most often associated with adding ingredients, tilsætte also appears in contexts such as appointing someone to a position, reflecting the broader sense of placing or inserting someone into a role. The related noun for the act of adding is tilsætning, and tilsat is used as the past participle describing something that has been added.

See also: tilsætning, tilsat, tilsat sukker, tilsat salt, tilsette (Norwegian), tillsätta (Swedish).