kyselevät

Kyselevät is a Finnish verb form that denotes that multiple subjects are in the act of asking questions or seeking information. It functions as the present tense, third-person plural form of a verb built from the noun kyse, meaning a question or matter under discussion. In standard Finnish, forms with kysyä or kysellä are more common for ordinary asking, but kyselevät appears in contexts emphasizing careful or probe-like questioning, and it can show up in written or more formal language.

Etymology and related forms: The root is related to the noun kyse, and the verb form conveys the act of inquiring about details or pursuing clarification. It is closely related to other Finnish verbs in the kys- family, such as kysyä (to ask) and kysellä (to ask around). Kyselevät often implies a more deliberate or persistent kind of questioning than everyday kysyä.

Usage: Kyselevät is used when the subject or subjects are actively asking questions or probing for information. It can describe journalists, investigators, researchers, or others who are pursuing specifics. The mood is neutral and informational, without the more aggressive connotation that a verb like tyrmäisi might carry in other languages. In practice, kyseleminen and kysyminen are more common everyday alternatives, with kyselevät appearing more in stylistically formal or literary writing.

Examples: He kyselevät tarkentavia kysymyksiä. The committee kyselevät talon yksityiskohdista. In context, the form signals ongoing action of questioning by the subjects described.

See also: kysyä, kysellä, kysely, kyseinen. Kyselevät sits within a family of Finnish verbs associated with asking and inquiring, varying in nuance from general questioning to more focused or investigative probing.