haurastuvat

Haurastuvat is a Finnish verb form meaning "they are becoming pale." It is the third-person plural present tense of the intransitive verb haurastua, which denotes a process of losing color or paleness. The form can refer to living beings, such as people or animals, and is also used in a descriptive sense for things that fade in color, including textiles or landscapes, though it is more common in literary or medical contexts.

Etymology and usage: haurastua derives from the root haura-, which signals pale or faint color. In everyday speech, haurastua and its forms are less frequent than kalpeutua, which more often conveys pale coloration in general discourse. Haurastua often carries a literary or clinical nuance, sometimes emphasizing suddenness or degree of paleness in a scene or description.

Grammatical notes: haurastuvat is the present indicative plural form. Other common forms include haurastun (I become pale), haurastut (you become pale), haurastuu (he/she/it becomes pale), haurastumme (we become pale), haurastutte (you all become pale), and haurastuvat (they become pale).

Example: Pelon vallassa kasvot haurastuvat. This illustrates how the term can describe a physical pallor resulting from fear or shock.

Related terms: kalpeutua is a closely related verb for becoming pale and is more widely used in everyday language. Haurastua can add a more literary, clinical, or emphasis-rich tone to descriptions of color change.