Levät

Levät is a Finnish verb form that functions as the third-person plural present indicative of the verb levätä, meaning to rest or to lie down. It is used when the subject of the sentence is plural, referring to multiple people or things that are resting. The infinitive form of the verb is levätä. In Finnish, present tense forms are inflected for person and number, and the third-person plural present typically ends in -vat or -vät depending on vowel harmony; for levätä, the form in this tense is levät.

The form levät is most commonly encountered in ordinary speech and writing when describing multiple agents resting or lying down. It can be used in literal contexts (physical rest) or in more figurative senses, such as taking a break from activity.

Etymology and related terms: levätä comes from a Finnic root associated with rest, and it is related to other Finnish terms for repose. The related noun lepo denotes rest or respite. Other closely related forms include lepääminen, which refers to the act or state of resting.

Notes on usage: As a finite verb form, levät appears only with plural subjects. It contrasts with singular present forms such as lepää or lepäävät in contexts that involve different subjects or numbers. The word is part of everyday Finnish and appears across prose, dialogue, and descriptive writing.

See also: lepo, levätä, lepääminen.