domineerivat

Domineerivat is a Finnish verb form that functions as the third-person plural finite form of the verb domineerata, meaning to dominate or to exercise domineering behavior. In Finnish, finite verb forms reflect person, number and tense, and domineerivat specifically marks a plural subject in past tense (the imperfect). The form is built from the verb stem domineer- (derived from the loan verb domineer) plus the imperfect plural suffix -ivat. The occurrence of -ivat follows standard Finnish vowel harmony rules, with back vowels in the stem favoring this suffix.

Etymology and formation

Domineerata is a Finnish adaptation of the English verb domineer, extended with the -ata infinitive ending to form the basic verb. To express past action by a plural subject, the suffix -ivat is affixed to the stem, yielding domineerivat. Since Finnish conjugation adheres to vowel harmony, the exact suffix shape can vary in other contexts (for example, -ivat vs. -ivät would occur with different stem vowels), but in this form the back-vowel harmony pattern produces -ivat.

Usage

Domineerivat appears in narrative or descriptive Finnish texts when a plural subject is described as having dominated or exercised domineering control in the past. It is a regular example of how loan-verbs are integrated into Finnish conjugation patterns and demonstrates how tense and number are encoded in the verb ending.

See also

Domineerata; Finnish verb conjugation; -vat/-vät suffixes; Finnish loanwords.

Notes

As a finite past-tense form of a loan verb, domineerivat illustrates typical Finnish handling of borrowed roots and the integration of tense, number, and mood through suffixal morphology.