jatkoivat
Jatkoivat is the third-person plural imperfect indicative form of the Finnish verb jatkaa, meaning "to continue" or "to go on." It is used to indicate that multiple subjects carried on with an action in the past. The form signals ongoing or resumed activity over a time frame in the past and is common in narrative, reporting, and everyday speech.
In terms of usage, jatkoivat appears with plural subjects, for example “he jatkoivat matkaansa” (they continued
Formation and related forms: jatkoivat is derived from the stem jatko- attached to the past-tense plural ending