Parantuivat

Parantuivat is the third-person plural past tense form of the Finnish intransitive verb parantua, meaning to recover, get better, or improve. The form is used when the subject is plural and the action occurred in the past. It is commonly used to describe recovery from illness or a general improvement in a situation.

Parantua is the intransitive counterpart to the transitive verb parantaa, which means to cure or to improve something. The past tense plural parantuivat indicates that several subjects recovered or improved. It is commonly used in medical contexts and in narrative reporting about outcomes. Example: Potilaat parantuivat nopeasti.

Etymology and related forms: Parantuivat is related to parantua and parantaa. Parantua is the intransitive form meaning to become better; parantaa is transitive. The root conveys improvement rather than a direct act performed on an object.

Usage notes: The form agrees with a plural subject; the singular past tense is parantui. In present tense, the forms are parantuu (singular) and parantuvat (plural). The word is common in medical, biographical, and narrative writing to describe recovery or improvement.