Muodittivat

Muodittivat is the Finnish past tense form, specifically the third-person plural, of the verb muodittaa. Muodittaa means to form, shape, or create something, and can also mean to formulate plans, laws, or policies. In usage, muodittivat denotes that a group of subjects formed or formulated something in the past. The form is commonly used in journalistic, academic, and formal writing to indicate that multiple actors carried out a shaping or drafting action.

Grammatically, muodittivat is the imperfect indicative in the plural. The corresponding present tense forms include muotoitan, muotoitat, muotoittaa, muotoimme, muotoitte, muotoittavat. The verb is derived from the noun muoto meaning form, with the causative suffix -ittaa, which is typical for Finnish verbs that denote causing something to be in a certain form. The past singular form is muotoitti, while the past plural is muotoittivat.

Usage considerations include its association with deliberate design or drafting activities, often in organizational, governmental, or institutional contexts. It is used when describing actions taken by multiple actors who created or established something, such as plans, strategies, rules, or regulations. While related verbs like muotoilla (to shape or design in a more general sense) and muodostaa (to constitute or form as a group) share semantic space, muodittivat specifically marks the past, plural, and causative act of forming.

Example sentences: He muotoittivat uuden suunnitelman. Hallitus muotoitti lain ehdotuksen viime viikolla. See also: muotoittaa, muotoilla, muodostaa, muoto.