muistavat

Muistavat is the Finnish verb form meaning "they remember." It is the third-person plural present indicative of the verb muistaa, which means to remember or to recall. The infinitive of the verb is muistaa. The present tense forms are: minä muistan, sinä muistat, hän muistaa, me muistamme, te muistatte, he muistavat. The ending -vat marks the third-person plural in this tense, with the stem muist-.

Usage and construction: Muistaa is a transitive verb that takes a direct object or a clause. Common patterns include muistaa jotakin (to remember something) and muistaa että (to remember that). For example: He muistavat sen. They remember it. He muistavat, mitä sanoin. They remember what I said. The phrasing muistavat jotakin can take various objects, including names, events, or instructions.

Muistavat can also appear in constructions meaning to remember to do something, as in muistavat tehdä jotakin. The imperative form is muistakaa for you plural, used to instruct a group: Muistakaa soittaa. Tenses related to muistavat include muistivat (past tense: they remembered) and the perfect form olen muistanut / olemme muistanut (I have remembered / we have remembered).

Related forms include muistaminen (the act of remembering) and muistaa in other person forms (muistan, muistat, muistaa, muistamme, muistatte, muistavat). The word is commonly used in everyday language to refer to recalling facts, events, or obligations in both personal and formal contexts.