Vaikuttavatkin

Vaikuttavatkin is a Finnish verb form derived from the root verb vaikuttaa, meaning “to affect” or “to influence.” The form is a present-tense, third-person plural conjugation, “vaikuttavat,” with the enclitic particle “‑kin” attached. The particle “‑kin” functions as an emphatic particle akin to English “also” or “too,” indicating that the subject’s influence is in addition to other mentioned influences.

Grammatically, vaikuttavatkin is therefore interpreted as “they also affect” or “they too influence.” The construction belongs to the standard Finnish verbal paradigm, with the terminal “‑t” indicating third-person plural and the enclitic adding a modal sense of reinforcement.

Common usage appears in both spoken and written Finnish contexts where an additional effect is highlighted. For example: “Päivän myöhästyminen vaikuttavatkin stressiä lisää.” (Missing the day also increases stress.) In literary prose it often marks contrast: “Vaikka hän ajatteli, että tilanne olisi hallinnassa, vaikuttavatkin ulkoiset tekijät hallitsemattomia.” (Although he thought the situation was under control, the external factors also remain uncontrollable.)

Lexicographically, the base verb vaikuttaa appears frequently in Finnish dictionaries, and the enclitic ‑kin is noted in morphological dictionaries as a particle used to add emphasis. Related forms include vaikuttaa‑mme (we affect), vaikuttavat‑nih (they hardly affect if the ‑nih is used), and idiomatic phrases like vaikuttaa hyvin (to have a good influence). The form vaikuttavatkin demonstrates how Finnish enclitics combine with tense forms to convey nuanced meaning without altering the core predicate.