kiristyvät

Kiristyvät is a Finnish verb form of kiristyä, meaning to become tighter, more restrictive, or more intense. It is the present tense, third-person plural indicative form, used when the subject is plural and the action is ongoing: for example, säännöt kiristyvät (the rules are tightening). The word can describe physical tightening as well as abstract tightening, such as regulations, prices, or tensions increasing.

The nuance is that the change is gradual or ongoing, not a single event. It is commonly used in journalism, politics, economics, and everyday speech to express that constraints or stress are intensifying. The related singular form is kiristyy (he/she/it tightens or becomes tighter), while the noun kiristys refers to the act or process of tightening.

Etymology: kiristyä derives from kirist- meaning to tighten or press; the -yä suffix forms the infinitive, and kiristyvät is the inflected present plural form.

Related terms include kiristys (tightening) and kiristyä (to become tighter or more stringent). Examples of usage include: verotus kiristyy; rajoitukset kiristyvät; käytännöt kiristyvät; tilanne kiristyy nopeasti. These expressions are common in contexts where rules, costs, or tensions are becoming more pronounced or stringent.