Provosoivat

Provosoivat is Finnish for they provoke, and is the third-person plural finite form of the verb provosoida. The verb means to cause a reaction, incite, or deliberately provoke someone or something. Provosoida is a relatively modern loanword in Finnish, commonly traced to European languages such as Swedish provocera or English provoke, and it is formed with the standard -oida verb class.

In usage, provosoivat is employed to describe actions or events that elicit a response, often in a political, media, or social context. It can refer to people, groups, statements, or situations that trigger discussion, conflict, or controversy. The form is versatile and appears in news reporting, commentary, and everyday speech.

Grammatically, provosoivat is the plural form used with plural subjects in the present tense. The same spelling can appear in other tenses depending on sentence context, but the meaning remains tied to provoking or inciting. The word has related forms, including provosoiva (present participle/adjective meaning provocative) and provosointi (the noun form for provocation or provoking as a process).

See also: provosoiva, provosointi, provokaation (provocation). While closely related, provosoivat emphasizes the act of provoking by plural subjects, whereas provokaato or provokaatio are more common for formal “provocation” as a concept.