kokevat

Kokevat is a Finnish verb form used to express that someone experiences or undergoes something. It is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb kokea, which means to experience, undergo, or feel. The verb belongs to the regular Finnish conjugation pattern for class I verbs; the infinitive is kokea, the present stem koke-, and the present tense forms are: minä koen, sinä koet, hän kokee, me koemme, te koette, he kokevat.

Usage and meaning: Kokevat is used with plural subjects to describe experiences, feelings, events, or states. Examples include: "He kokevat suurta iloa" (They experience great joy) and "Työntekijät kokevat paineita" (Workers experience pressure). The verb can take objects in the partitive case, such as "kokea iloa" (to experience joy), "kokea pelkoa" (to experience fear), or "kokea vaikeuksia" (to experience difficulties).

Grammatical notes: Kokevat can be used both transitively and intransitively depending on the object. It is common in both everyday and formal Finnish when describing subjective experiences. The related noun kokemus refers to an experience as a concept or piece of knowledge, and kokemus can be used to discuss general or personal experience.

Related forms: Other present-tense forms of kokea are minä koen, sinä koet, hän kokee, me koemme, te koette. The verb is closely related to kokemus (experience) and kokea in its base sense.

See also: kokea, kokemus.