Hitsaavat

Hitsaavat is a Finnish verb form derived from hitsata, meaning to weld. It functions as the present tense, third-person plural form of the verb, used when the subject is plural and the action is welding. In sentences like “He hitsaavat kappaleita,” it translates to “They weld parts.” The form can also appear in instructional and technical contexts to describe ongoing welding activity carried out by people or machines.

In addition to its finite use, hitsaava is the present active participle form meaning “welding” or “welding-related.” The plural form of the participle, when it agrees with a plural noun, resembles hitsaavat, and it can modify nouns in contexts such as “hitsaavat liitokset” (welded or welding joints) in more specialized or abbreviated phrases. The precise interpretation depends on syntactic position and the surrounding terms.

Hitsaavat thus appears mainly in metalworking, construction, shipbuilding, and manufacturing documentation, where actions and processes are described succinctly. It is part of a family of terms tied to hitsaus, the broader field of welding, including related nouns like hitsaus (welding) and hitsaaminen (the act or process of welding). The usage aligns with standard Finnish morphology and is common in technical manuals, work orders, and quality-control notes.

See also: hitsaus, hitsaaminen. Related terms include hitsaava (present active participle adjective form) and various compound phrases that describe welding processes, equipment, and welded joints.