ilmoittavat

Ilmoittavat is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb ilmoittaa, meaning to inform or to announce. It is used when the subject performing the action is plural and the action takes place in the present.

In usage, ilmoittavat appears frequently in formal or public communications, such as corporate releases, government notices, and media statements. It governs contexts where multiple actors inform or announce something. Examples include: Yritykset ilmoittavat uusista tuotteistaan. Kunnat ilmoittavat päätöksistään.

From a linguistic standpoint, ilmoittavat is formed from the verb root ilmoitta- with the present plural suffix -vat. Related forms include ilmoittaa (present singular), ilmoitti (past tense), and ilmoittava (present active participle, e.g., announcing). The noun form is ilmoitus (notice or announcement) and the gerund is ilmoittaminen (informing/notification). The word family is closely tied to the concept of notice or announcement, as reflected in these related forms.

In contrast to the active plural form ilmoittavat, Finnish also employs the passive ilmoitetaan to indicate that something is announced without specifying the actor, as in public notices or generic statements. Ilmoittavat thus conveys a clear subject performing the informing action in the present, typically with a direct object describing what is being announced.