kasvavat
Kasvavat is a Finnish verb form meaning they grow or are growing. It is the present indicative, third-person plural form of the verb kasvaa, which means to grow. Finnish verb conjugation relies on the ending to indicate person and number, so kasvavat is used with plural subjects such as ihmiset (people), kukat (flowers), or puut (trees).
Kasvavat describes ongoing growth in the present time and can refer to physical growth, plant development,
- Lapseni kasvavat nopeasti. My children are growing quickly.
- Puut kasvavat tänä vuonna hyvin. The trees are growing well this year.
- Infinitive: kasvaa (to grow)
- 1st person singular present: kasvatan (I grow)
- 3rd person singular present: kasvaa (he/she/it grows)
- Past tense (they grew): kasvoivat
- Present participle/adjective form: kasvava (growing)
Kasvavat can also appear in conditional or subordinate clauses where the subject is plural, and it