esittävät

Esittävät is the third-person plural present tense form of the Finnish verb esittää, which means to present, to perform, to portray, or to display. As a finite verb, esittävät marks an action that is happening in the present with a plural subject, for example “He esittävät” meaning “they present” or “they perform.”

In Finnish, present-tense verbs use endings to indicate person and number. For the third person plural, the ending is -vat or -vät, depending on vowel harmony. In the form esittävät, the ending is -vät, reflecting front vowel harmony. The stem of the verb is esitt-, with the infinitive form being esittää.

Usage of esittävät occurs in contexts involving performances, presentations, or portrayals. In theatre, film, or music, one might encounter sentences like “Näyttelijät esittävät uuden näytelmän” (The actors perform a new play). The verb can also be used more broadly to indicate presenting information or proposals, as in “Ryhmä esittää ehdotuksen” (The group presents a proposal).

Related forms include esittää (the infinitive), esitys (a presentation or performance), and esittäminen (the act of presenting or performing). The term is etymologically linked to esitys, emphasizing the idea of presenting something to an audience. In everyday Finnish, esittävät appears in descriptions of group actions, performances, or formal presentations carried out by multiple subjects.