Tummenevat

Tummenevat is a Finnish verb form that translates roughly as “they darken” or “they become darker.” It represents the third-person plural present tense of a verb that conveys the process of darkening. The form comes from the stem tummene- and uses the standard plural suffix -vat. As a finite verb, tummenevat is used when describing changes in brightness, color, or light that affect multiple subjects.

In usage, tummenevat appears in contexts such as weather descriptions, lighting, and color or mood descriptions in both everyday language and literary writing. It signals a gradual transition toward darkness, typically over a span of time rather than an instantaneous change. The form is neutral and can describe natural phenomena as well as artistic or figurative shifts in color or atmosphere.

Examples include: Pilvet tummenevat. (The clouds darken.) Värit tummenevat illalla. (The colors darken in the evening.) These examples illustrate how the verb communicates a directional change toward darker tones affecting more than one subject.

Etymology and related forms: tummenevat derives from the Finnish root tummene-, connected to the adjective tummis meaning dark. Related forms include the present participle tummeneva (becoming dark) and the infinitive tummua (to darken). The exact conjugation can vary with context and dialect, but tummenevat remains the standard third-person plural present tense for describing concurrent darkening.