Roikkuvat

Roikkuvat is a Finnish word that functions as both a finite verb form and a present active participle. It is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb roikkua, meaning to hang, dangle, or be suspended. In this form it describes what multiple subjects are doing, for example: köydät roikkuvat puun oksilta (the ropes hang from the tree branches) or ruusut roikkuvat oksalta (the roses hang from the branch).

As a present active participle, roikkuvat is used as an adjective to describe plural nouns: roikkuvat langat (hanging threads) or roikkuvat verhot (hanging curtains). The participle agrees with the noun in number and case and can appear before the noun or in predicative position after a linking verb.

Origin and morphology: roikkuvat derives from the stem roikku-, built on the verb roikkua. The ending -vat marks plural present participle in Finnish, while the same form functions as the finite plural present for the verb.

Usage: The term is common in descriptions of objects that hang or dangle, in decoration, textiles, and architecture. It can also be used in figurative or descriptive expressions to convey a sense of hanging or suspended state, though more specialized adjectives may be chosen for metaphorical senses.

See also: roikkua, roikkuva, Finnish grammar, present participle.