muodostakoon

Muodostakoon is a Finnish verb form derived from the verb muodostaa, meaning to form, create, or constitute. It is the present 3rd person singular form used in the optative or jussive mood, a literary or formal construction that expresses a wish, possibility, or exhortation. In practical terms, muodostaakoon is used to say “let him/her/it form” or “may they form,” rather than as a statement of fact.

Morphology and usage on a basic level: the form is built from the verb stem muodost-, with the ending -koon indicating the 3rd person singular present subjunctive/optative. The corresponding 3rd person plural form is muodosta kooot, written as muodostaakoot, which conveys the plural equivalent of the wish or exhortation. Because the mood is formal and somewhat archaic in everyday speech, muodostaakoon appears most often in literary texts, official decrees, religious language, or poetic contexts.

Examples of use:

- Muodostakoon hän ryhmänsä laaditun aikataulun mukaan. (Let him form his group according to the planned schedule.)

- Muodostaakoot he yhteisönsä, ennen kuin tilanne ratkaistaan. (Let them form their community before the situation is resolved.)

These sentences illustrate how the form places the action in a wishful or exhortative frame rather than a straightforward assertion.

Relation to other forms: muodostaakoon is parallel to other present optative forms such as olkoon (let it be) or tehkööt (let them do). In modern everyday Finnish, these forms are relatively rare and typically confined to formal writing, historical texts, or stylistic prose.

See also: Finnish mood, konjunktiivin (subjunctive/optative) forms, jussive mood, verb conjugation.