Investoivat

Investoivat is a Finnish verb form meaning "they invest." It is the present indicative, third-person plural, of the verb investoida, which means "to invest." The form is used to describe actions in which multiple subjects allocate money, time, or other resources toward an asset, project, or enterprise. In everyday Finnish, investoida covers financial investments as well as broader investments such as time or effort.

Etymology: investoida is a loanword borrowed from English invest, adapted to Finnish using the common -oida verb ending. The form investoivat reflects standard Finnish subject concord for plural subjects.

Usage: In financial or business contexts, investoivat appears in statements such as "Yritykset investoivat uusiin teknologioihin" (Companies are investing in new technologies) or "Kaupunkivaltiot investoivat pääomaa infrastruktuuriin" (Cities invest capital in infrastructure). The present tense expresses ongoing or habitual activity. The negative form is "eivät investoi" for plural subjects (they do not invest). For a singular subject, the corresponding form is "investoi" (he/she/it invests).

Related forms: investointi (investment), investoija (investor), investoida (to invest). Finnish also uses sijoittaa as a near-synonym for investing money in many contexts, though it can carry a broader sense of placing resources or attention.

See also: investointi, investoida, sijoittaminen, rahoitus.

Examples:

- Monet yritykset investoivat tutkimukseen ja kehitykseen tänä vuonna.

- Kansalaiset investoivat aikansa vapaaehtoistyöhön yhteisön hyväksi.

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