iskuttavat

Iskuttavat is Finnish and functions as the present tense, third-person plural form of the verb iskuttaa, meaning to strike, hit or hammer. As a finite verb, iskuttavat is used when the subject of the sentence is plural and the action is described in the present (including habitual meanings, since Finnish present tense covers both current and repeated actions).

Morphology and related forms: The infinitive is iskuttaa; the stem for present tense is iskutta-, and the ending -vat marks the third person plural in the present indicative. Finnish verbs also offer related forms such as the present active participle iskuttava, meaning “striking” or “hammering,” which can attribute the action to a noun, and iskuttaminen, the noun form referring to the act of striking or hammering.

Etymology: iskuttaa derives from the noun isku, meaning a blow or strike, combined with the causative/pertensive suffix -uttaa, yielding a verb that expresses causing an action of striking or performing strikes.

Usage and nuance: iskuttavat appears in contexts of physical action, such as hammering or striking an object. Example: Työntekijät iskuttavat rautaa vasaralla. “The workers hammer iron with a hammer.” As with many Finnish verbs, the exact sense—whether literal striking or figurative impact—depends on context and accompanying objects or adverbials.

See also: iskuttaa, iskuttava, iskuttaminen, isku. These related terms provide the base verb, the participle form used for attribution, and the noun form for the act of striking.