lisävät

Lisäävät is a Finnish verb form. It is the third person plural present indicative of the verb lisätä, meaning to add or to increase. The form is used when the subject is plural and the action is taking place in the present.

Formation and usage: lisätä has the stem lisä-, and the present tense 3rd person plural ending -vät, which produces lisäävät. The corresponding forms include lisää (3rd person singular), lisään (1st person singular) and lisäämme (1st person plural). The passive present form is lisätään.

Examples: Yritykset lisäävät tuotannon määrää. Käyttäjät lisäävät palveluun uusia ominaisuuksia.

Related terms and notes: The infinitive is lisätä; nouns related to the concept include lisä (an addition, an extra) and lisäys (an addition, increase). The distinction between the active form lisäävät and the passive form lisätään is an important part of Finnish grammar, reflecting who performs the action and whether the subject is specified. In everyday use, lisäävät commonly appears in contexts describing multiple actors increasing quantities, features, or frequencies.