Katkestuvat

Katkestuvat is a Finnish verb form that expresses that something is being interrupted or cut off. It denotes third-person plural present tense and is commonly understood as a form of the verb katketa (to be interrupted, to break off) or katkestua (to become interrupted). The nuance is that the interruptions are occurring to the subject and are typically not caused by the subject itself, but by external factors.

Common usage and contexts

Katkestuvat is frequently found in technical and media contexts where connections, services, or signals experience disturbances. In practice, it is used with nouns such as yhteydet (connections), palvelut (services), signaalit (signals), or verkkoliikenne (network traffic) to describe ongoing interruptions. For example, yhteydet katkestuvat ajoittain and palvelut katkestuvat tilapäisesti convey that those elements are currently subject to interruptions.

Linguistic notes

The form is related to the noun katkestus (interruption) and to verbs such as katketa and keskeytyä (to stop or be halted). Katkestuvat emphasizes the state of interruption affecting multiple items or systems, rather than a completed or singular action.

See also

katkestus, katkeaminen, keskeytys

This article provides a concise overview of the verb form and its typical usage in Finnish, especially in contexts involving temporary service or connectivity disturbances.