Pysyttelevät

Pysyttelevät is a Finnish verb form meaning “they persist” or “they remain.” It is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb pysytellä, used to describe an ongoing or continued state, condition, or action. The form exemplifies Finnish verb conjugation, where the ending -vät marks the 3rd-person plural in the present tense.

The word is used in a variety of contexts to indicate that something continues rather than ending or changing. It can refer to people who stay in a place, or to phenomena, conditions, memories, opinions, or symptoms that endure over time. For example: Oireet pysyttelevät edelleen voimakkaina. (The symptoms persist strongly.) Tilanne pysyttelee vakaana. (The situation remains stable.)

Pysyttelevät is closely related to other forms of the same verb, including pysytellä in other persons and tenses. It is part of standard Finnish conjugation patterns for verbs with a similar stem and structure, and it often carries a nuance of ongoing or stubborn persistence compared with forms that indicate change or cessation.

See also: pysyä, pysytellä, persistence in Finnish.