kuivaavat

Kuivaavat is a Finnish verb form meaning "they dry" or "they are drying," depending on the context. It is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb kuivata, which means to dry or to dry out. The word therefore functions as a finite verb with a plural subject.

Grammatically, kuivaavat follows the regular Finnish pattern for third-person plural present tense: the verb stem kuiv- plus the present ending -vat. It requires a direct object when used transitively (for example, drying something: they dry the clothes). The infinitive form is kuivata, and the corresponding noun form related to the action is kuiv m at or kuivauks? The noun related to the process is kuivatus (drying, drying process).

In ordinary use, kuivaavat appears in everyday statements about multiple agents performing a drying action. For example: He kuivavat pyykit ulkona. This means “They dry the clothes outside.” The form is common in both spoken and written Finnish, particularly in contexts involving several people or entities carrying out the action of drying.

Relation to related terms: kuivata is the base verb meaning “to dry (something).” The noun kuivatus refers to the act or process of drying. In Finnish, there is also a separate verb kuivua, which means “to dry (oneself)” or “to dry up,” used intransitively and yielding a different form system.

Overall, kuivaavat functions as a straightforward plural present-tense form for describing drying actions performed by multiple subjects.