viitattaan
Viitattaan is a rarely attested Finnish verb form described in linguistic discussions as a hypothetical present passive of the verb viitata, meaning to refer or to cite. In this interpretation, viitattaan would roughly translate as “it is referred to” or “one refers to it,” and it appears mainly in morphology-focused contexts rather than in everyday language.
Etymology and formation: The proposed form would be built from the stem viita- with the standard Finnish
Usage and notes: In teaching materials, viitattaan is used to demonstrate how passive suffixes can attach to
Example (hypothetical): Tämä väite viitattaan useissa aiemmissa tutkimuksissa. The sentence illustrates how the form could function
See also: Finnish language, passive voice, viitata, -taan suffix. Note: viitattaan should be treated primarily as