lättäytyivät

Lättäytyivät is a Finnish verb in the past tense, plural form. It is the third-person plural past active indicative form of the verb "lättäytyä". The verb "lättäytyä" itself translates to "to flatten out," "to spread out," or "to become flat." Therefore, "lättäytyivät" means "they flattened out," "they spread out," or "they became flat."

This verb is often used in contexts describing physical objects or substances that lose their shape and become wider or flatter. For example, one might say a pancake or dough "lättäytyivät" if it spread out too much while cooking or baking. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a situation or a plan that collapsed or failed to materialize as intended, implying a loss of structure or ambition. The plural form indicates that multiple subjects performed the action of flattening or spreading out. Understanding "lättäytyivät" requires knowledge of Finnish verb conjugation, specifically the past tense and plural forms, and the meaning of its base verb "lättäytyä."