Järjestyivät

Järjestyivät is the past passive plural form of the Finnish verb "järjestyä". The verb "järjestyä" means to be arranged, to be sorted, to get organized, or to settle. Therefore, "järjestyivät" translates to "they were arranged," "they were sorted," "they got organized," or "they settled."

This verb form is used when referring to multiple subjects that underwent a process of becoming orderly or settled. For instance, if a group of items were sorted into categories, one might say "Esineet järjestyivät" (The items were sorted). Similarly, if a chaotic situation involving several people resolved itself, one could say "Asiat järjestyivät" (Things got sorted out/settled). The passive voice indicates that the subjects themselves did not actively perform the action of organizing or settling, but rather that this happened to them. The plural form of the verb agrees with a plural subject.