Nauravat

Nauravat is a Finnish verb form meaning “they laugh.” It is the present indicative third-person plural form of the verb nauraa, which means to laugh.

As a finite verb form, nauravat is used with plural subjects, such as they. The full present tense paradigm for nauraa includes: minä nauran, sinä naurat, hän nauraa, me nauramme, te naurate, he nauravat. In contexts where the subject is clear, nauravat can appear without an explicit subject, relying on the verb ending to convey plurality.

The word is built from the verb root naura- plus the standard present plural suffix -vat. Related forms include the present participle naurava (“laughing”) used as an adjective or substantive, and the noun nauru (“laughter”). These forms share the same root and convey related meanings connected to laughing and laughter.

Usage and meaning: nauravat is used to report or describe an action performed by multiple people in the present moment. It can be translated into English as “they laugh.” The form does not carry future or past meaning in itself unless part of a larger verb structure or sentence context. Finnish verbs, including nauravat, are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence or appear in a title.

Example: He nauravat joka kerta, kun tarina on liian absurdi. The second example uses nauravat to express that several people are laughing in the present.