Päättyvät

Päättyvät is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Finnish verb päättyä, meaning to end or to come to an end. It is used when the subject of the sentence is plural and the action is ending or being brought to a close. The form reflects Finnish verb conjugation, where the ending -vät marks third-person plural in the present tense, chosen according to vowel harmony.

In usage, päättyä denotes that a process, event, sequence, or state eventually finishes. It is commonly found in descriptions of schedules, outcomes, or developments, and can refer to concrete events as well as more abstract continuities. The verb is intransitive, so it typically does not take a direct object.

Examples:

- Keskustelut päättyvät pian. (The discussions end soon.)

- Kisat päättyvät ensi viikolla. (The competitions end next week.)

- Sopimukset päättyvät tämän kuun lopussa. (The contracts end at the end of this month.)

Related terms include the infinitive päättyä (to end), and the noun päättyminen (ending, termination). Päättyvät is contrasted with päättyy (singular third person) and with other verbs meaning to finish or to terminate, such as lopettaa. Understanding this form helps with recognizing subject-verb agreement in Finnish sentences and with interpreting timelines and outcomes in written and spoken Finnish.