hidastavat

Hidastavat is the third-person plural present tense form of the Finnish verb hidastaa, meaning to slow down or decelerate. It describes actions or forces that cause something to decrease in speed or rate. The form is used when the subject of the clause is plural, such as people, objects, or processes.

Common contexts include transportation, manufacturing, and science. Examples: Nämä tekijät hidastavat prosessin kulkua. Kiinan tuotantoketjut, logistiikkahaasteet ja ruuhkat hidastavat projektin aikataulua. Ilmakehän vastus ja kitka voivat hidastaa liikettä eri olosuhteissa. In other sentences, a singular subject would use hidastaa in its own form, while plural subjects use hidastavat.

Morphology and related forms: Hidastaa is the base verb; hidastava is the present participle or adjective meaning “slowing.” The noun form hidastaja can mean “slower” or “slowing agent,” and hidastajat can refer to multiple such agents. The verb also has other inflected forms for person, number, and mood, but hidastavat specifically marks third-person plural present indicative.

Notes: Hidastavat is a common, non-technical Finnish term used across domains to express that something reduces speed, rate, or progression. While it often appears in discussions of traffic or production, its use is broad and context-dependent.