Näkevät

Näkevät is a Finnish verb form. It is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb nähdä, meaning "to see." This form is used when the subject of the sentence is plural and the action is taking place in the present.

In present tense conjugation, the full Finnish paradigm for nähdä includes: minä näen, sinä näet, hän näkee, me näemme, te näette, he näkevät. Thus näkevät signals that “they see.” Finnish verbs do not require an explicit subject pronoun in most cases, but the verb ending shows the subject.

Usage notes: Näkevät can describe ordinary perception in the present, as in statements about what a group is seeing right now or habitually. It can also appear in subordinate clauses to express perception or understanding, such as "he näkevät sen" (they see/are aware of it). Like other Finnish verbs, näkevät changes in negative or past tenses, but the form itself specifically indicates third-person plural present.

Examples:

- He näkevät kaupungin valot illalla. (They see the city lights in the evening.)

- He eivät näe hyvin ilman silmälaseja. (They do not see well without glasses.)

- He näkevät, että se on totta. (They see that it is true.)

Näkevät is a common, everyday form in Finnish and is essential for describing perceptions, observations, and realizations by a group of subjects.