tuottetaan

Tuotetaan is the present passive form of the Finnish verb tuottaa, meaning to produce, yield, or manufacture. In Finnish, the passive voice is used to express an action without specifying the agent, and the present passive is formed with the suffix -taan/-tään, producing forms such as tuotetaan. This form corresponds to English phrases like “is produced” or “are produced.”

Usage and meaning

Tuotetaan is commonly used in manufacturing, industry, and economic contexts to describe production processes without naming who is producing. For example, Autoja tuotetaan tehtaassa means that cars are produced in the factory. The passive form is also used in more abstract or general statements, such as new results being produced in research or development work: Uusia tuloksia tuotetaan tutkimuslaitoksessa.

Grammatical notes

The subject of a lause with tuotetaan is often left implicit, and the agent, if stated, can be expressed by means such as agent phrases or by stating the producing entity later in the sentence. The present passive contrasts with the past passive tuotettiin, which means “was produced.” Finnish allows the passive to be used broadly across technical, administrative, and journalistic writing to emphasize processes and outcomes rather than the doer.

Related forms

tuottaa is the active verb, while tuotanto refers to production as a noun. The present passive form tuotetaan is just one of several passive constructions in Finnish, and it is a common, neutral way to describe ongoing production or generation of goods, services, or results.