kehittelevät

Kehittelevät is a Finnish verb form meaning “they are devising” or “they are developing.” It is the present tense, third-person plural form of the verb kehittää, used when a plural subject is actively working on plans, ideas, or solutions. The sense conveyed is that of ongoing, often exploratory work, sometimes with a hint of strategic or creative refinement.

In use, kehittelevät typically refers to planning or formulating rather than final implementation. It can describe both neutral development efforts and more tentative or behind-the-scenes activity. The nuance may lean toward clever or tentative problem-solving, depending on context. Common collocations include ideoita (ideas), ratkaisuja (solutions), suunnitelmia (plans), and tarinoita (stories or plots).

Examples:

- Tutkijaryhmä kehittelee uutta tutkimusprojektia. (A research group is devising a new research project.)

- Yritys kehittelee markkinoille uuden tuotteen. (The company is developing a new product for the market.)

- Vaaliryhmä kehittelee erilaisia vaihtoehtoja kampanjakäytäntöihin. (The campaign team is devising various options for campaign practices.)

Morphology and related forms: kehittelevät is the plural present form; corresponding forms include kehittelee (he/she devises), kehittelemme (we devise), kehittelette (you all devise), and kehittelevät (they devise). Related nouns include kehittely (the act of devising) and kehittäminen (development).

See also: kehittää, kehittelemä, kehittäminen.