Kelluttavat

Kelluttavat is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb kelluttaa. The base verb kelluttaa means to cause something to float or to float something in a liquid, effectively making an object buoyant. In its literal sense it describes a physical process that renders an object buoyant in water or other fluid. The form kelluttavat signals that the subject performs the action or that multiple agents are causing flotation.

Etymology and form: Kelluttaa is derived from kellua, the verb meaning to float, with the causative suffix -ttaa. The present plural ending -vat marks agreement with a plural subject in the present tense, yielding kelluttavat for “they cause to float” or, in a broader sense, “they float (as a result of being caused)” in contexts where flotation is active.

Usage notes: Kelluttavat is used in contexts involving buoyancy, flotation, or drift in liquids. It is common in technical, nautical, or physical descriptions where an actor or agents cause an object to become buoyant. Like other Finnish verbs, it agrees with its subject in person and number and forms other tenses through standard verbal inflection.

Related forms: The dictionary form Kelluttaa; related nouns include kellutus (the act of flotation or buoyancy) and kelluva (floating, as an adjective). The singular present form is kellutan, and the past tense forms include kelluttivat.

See also: kelluttaa; kellutus; kelluva.