Muuttuvat

Muuttuvat is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb muuttua, meaning to become or to change. It is used with a plural subject and can be translated as “they change” or “they are changing” in English. For example: Hinnat muuttuvat nopeasti (Prices are changing quickly).

Grammatically, muuttuvat comes from the root muutt- with the plural third-person present suffix -uvat. The corresponding singular form is muuttuu, as in Hän muuttuu (He/she is changing). The past tense for plural subjects is muuttuivat, and the negative present form is ei muutu for singular and ei muutuivat for plural contexts, depending on subject.

Usage and scope, Muuttuvat is common in discussions of dynamic processes, such as economics, society, language, and natural phenomena. It characterizes states or conditions that are in flux over time. The term often appears in headlines and analytical writing to describe ongoing or anticipated change.

Related forms and derivatives include muuttua (to become/to change, intransitive), muuttuva (changing, as an adjective), and muutos (change, a noun). In mathematics and science, the related noun muuttuja means variable, a term used to describe quantities that can change. Distinctions between muuttua and muuttaa are important: muuttaa is a transitive verb meaning to change something, while muuttua denotes undergoing change.

Overall, muuttuvat functions as a standard grammatical form in Finnish for expressing ongoing, plural-changing processes and is part of a broader family of words linked to change and variability.