hakeutuivat

Hakeutuivat is the third-person plural imperfect form of the Finnish verb hakeutua. The verb hakeutua means to seek, apply for, or gravitate toward something, such as education, work, or a program. Hakeutuivat is used in narrative past tense to describe groups or multiple people who took the initiative to pursue opportunities.

Usage in Finnish describes deliberate, directional action. Hakeutua is commonly followed by illative forms such as koulutukseen (into education) or töihin (to work), or by the infinitive that expresses purpose, for example opiskelemaan. The nuance is active agency and a voluntary movement toward a goal, rather than passive presence.

Grammatical notes: Hakeutuivat marks the plural past tense form. Other personal forms include hakeudun, hakeudut, hakeutuu, hakeudumme, hakeudutte, hakeutuvat. The verb often appears in news reports, biographies, and accounts of career or education choices, as well as historical narratives describing collective actions or decisions.

Examples: Yrittäjät hakeutuivat uusille markkinoille. Nuoret hakeutuivat opiskelemaan teknisiä aloja. Kuntalaiset hakeutuivat töihin paikkakunnan avautuvien mahdollisuuksien myötä.

See also: hakeutua, hakeutuminen.