heikkenevat
Heikkenevat is a Finnish verb form meaning “they weaken” or “they are weakening.” It is the third-person plural present indicative of the verb heikkeneä, which describes a process of becoming weaker, less strong, or of a condition diminishing in intensity or quality. The stem is heikkene-, derived from the adjective heikko (weak) with the inchoative or gradual-change suffix, and the present plural ending is -vät, which follows Finnish vowel harmony to yield heikkenevät.
The form is used to describe ongoing or future processes that reduce strength, capability, or conditions. It
- Voimat heikkenevät iän myötä.
- Tilanteet heikkenevät nopeasti, ellei toimia tehdä.
Related forms include the present active participle heikkenevä and the noun heikkeneminen, both of which derive