Edellyttävät

Edellyttävät is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Finnish verb edellyttää, which means to require or to necessitate. The basic infinitive is edellyttää, and the related noun edellytys means a prerequisite or condition. Edellyttävät is used when the subject is plural and performs the action of requiring something.

In grammar terms, edellyttää belongs to standard Finnish verb patterns and takes the -vät ending in the present tense for plural subjects. It is common in formal and written Finnish, including contracts, guidelines, academic texts, and official communications, where it expresses obligatory conditions or prerequisites.

Usage and meaning: the verb indicates that certain conditions, capabilities, or resources are necessary for something to occur or be valid. It often introduces the requirements that must be met, rather than merely describing a need. It can convey a formal sense of obligation or prerequisite, distinct from synonyms that may be stronger or more everyday.

Examples:

- Hankkeen vaatimukset edellyttävät useita lisäresursseja. (The project requirements necessitate several additional resources.)

- Kriteerit edellyttävät kokemusta useammalta alalta. (The criteria require experience in multiple fields.)

- Tutkimusprotokolla edellyttää eettisiä hyväksyntöjä. (The research protocol requires ethical approvals.)

Related concepts include edellytys (prerequisite or condition) and synonyms such as vaatia (to demand) or tarvita (to need), which have nuances in tone and scope. Edellyttävät thus functions as a precise, formal way to express mandated requirements in Finnish.