muistuttavat

Muistuttavat is a Finnish verb form that functions as the third-person plural present indicative of muistuttaa. The base verb muistuttaa means “to remind” or “to remind of,” in the sense of causing someone to remember something or to bring a memory to mind. Therefore, muistuttavat translates roughly to “they remind” or “they remind [someone of something].”

In ordinary usage, muistuttaa describes how something acts as a reminder or triggers recollection. The subject is usually a plural noun or pronoun, and the object can indicate the person being reminded or the memory evoked. For example: Kuvat muistuttavat minua nuoruudestani. (“The pictures remind me of my youth.”) Another common construction is to express resemblance or likeness in a way that evokes memory, such as describing features or events that remind one of other times.

The verb has related forms and nouns derived from the same root. The noun muistutus means “a reminder,” referring to something that serves to prompt memory. The related verb muistaa, from which muistuttaa is derived, means “to remember.” Etymologically, muistuttaa is formed with the root muisti- (memory) and the -uttaa suffix, which often conveys a causative sense—“to cause to remember.”

Muistuttavat appears primarily as a finite verb form. In language teaching and reference works, it is distinguished from the participial and adjectival forms built from muistuttaa, such as muistuttava (reminding, capable of reminding) and muistutukset (reminders).