Perustivat

Perustivat is a Finnish verb form meaning “they founded” or “they established.” It is the past tense, third-person plural form of the verb perustaa, which means to establish, found, or set up. The infinitive is perustaa, and the present tense forms include perustavat (they establish) and perusti (he/she founded). This form is used when the subject of the sentence is plural and the action occurred in the past.

Usage of perustivat occurs in historical, business, and news contexts to describe the creation of organizations, institutions, or projects. It conveys that multiple subjects completed the act of founding. For example: “Yritykset perustivat uuden säätiön.” translates to “The companies founded a new foundation.” Another example: “Kunnat perustivat yhteisen päiväkodin.” translates to “The municipalities established a shared daycare.”

Related forms include perustaa (to found), perustaminen (founding), and perustettu (founded, passive participle). The term is commonly used in Finnish language to describe the creation or establishment of institutions, organizations, or projects, and it appears in both formal writing and reporting about organizational history.