Päivittyvät

Päivittyvät is a Finnish verb form meaning they become updated or they are updated. It is the present tense, third-person plural form of the intransitive verb päivittyä, which describes the process of something becoming current or up-to-date. In practice, päivittyvät is used when the subject is plural and is undergoing an updating process, often in reference to software, data, or information feeds. The singular counterpart is päivittyy, and the related passive form is often expressed with päivittytään or päivittyy in different constructions.

In technology and information contexts, päivittyvät commonly describes items that refresh or receive new content automatically. Examples include software components, databases, websites, and news feeds. For instance, tietokannat päivittyvät reaaliajassa (databases update in real time), and sovellukset päivittyvät automaattisesti taustalla (apps update automatically in the background). The construction emphasizes the ongoing nature of the updating process rather than a completed action, which is typical in dynamic data environments.

Related forms include päivittyvä (updating, becoming up-to-date), päivitys (an update), and päivitystynyt past participle forms such as päivitetty (updated). While päivittyvät appears primarily in technical or informational writing, it can also describe any situation where multiple items are kept current as time passes. Overall, the term signals an ongoing or habitual updating process affecting several subjects.