Saapuvat
Saapuvat is the third-person plural present tense form of the Finnish verb saapua, which means to arrive. It is used when the subject is plural, such as they or multiple entities performing the action of arriving.
In Finnish, the present tense forms show person and number, and the plural third-person form typically ends
Saapuvat is commonly found in everyday language, news reports, travel writing, and descriptions of events where
- Laivat saapuvat satamaan aamulla. (The ships arrive at the harbor in the morning.)
- He saapuvat maihin tänä iltana. (They arrive ashore this evening.)
- Joukko urheilijoita saapuvat lentokentälle aamulla. (A group of athletes arrives at the airport in the morning.)
Etymology and related forms: saapuvat derives from the verb saapua, with the present plural ending -vat. The