kuuluuivat
Kuuluivat is a Finnish verb form meaning “they belonged” or “they were part of.” It is the third-person plural imperfect indicative form of the verb kuulua, which means to belong or to be part of something. The form is used to describe a past state of membership or affiliation for multiple subjects.
- Kuuluivat describes a past belonging relationship, in contrast to kuuluu (present tense, they belong) and kuuluvat
- The verb kuulua typically takes a group or entity as the thing to which someone or something
- In Finnish, membership can be expressed with various illative or genitive constructions depending on the sentence,
- He kuuluivat siihen järjestöön. (They belonged to that organization.)
- Nämä henkilöt kuuluivat moniin eri porukoihin. (These people belonged to many different groups.)
Kuuluuivat is primarily used in historical or narrative contexts to indicate that a group of subjects