Lävistävät

Lävistävät is the third-person plural present tense form of the Finnish verb lävistää, meaning to pierce, perforate, or penetrate. It describes an action in which multiple subjects perforate something, whether in a physical sense or in a more figurative sense.

In Finnish grammar, verbs are inflected for person, number, tense, and mood, so lävistävät appears when the subject is plural and the action is taking place in the present. The form is standard in everyday language as well as in technical or descriptive writing, where piercing or penetrating action needs to be stated about several subjects.

Lävistävät can refer to literal piercing, such as cutting through material or tissue, but it can also be used metaphorically to describe penetrating barriers, defenses, or lines of reasoning. Its use and nuance depend on context, much as with other verbs that describe physical actions with broader symbolic potential.

The term belongs to the Finnish verb family around lävistä- and has related forms in other tenses and moods, including the infinitive lävistää and associated participial forms. While the basic meaning centers on piercing or penetrating, the exact sense is shaped by the sentence and subject involved.