nimeävät

Nimeävät is a Finnish verb form that represents the present tense, third-person plural of the verb meaning to name or designate. In standard usage, nimeävät is used when the subject of the sentence is plural and performs the action of giving a name or designation to someone or something.

Morphology and usage

In Finnish, the third-person plural present form is typically created by adding a plural ending to the verb stem. Nimeävät follows this pattern, and the form agrees with a plural subject such as "vanhemmat" (the parents) or "yritykset" (the companies). The meaning covers both giving a personal name and designating or renaming something. The act can refer to naming a person (for example, naming a child) or naming an object, project, or entity with a new name.

Examples

- Vanhemmat nimeävät lapsensa Matiksi. (The parents name their child Matiksi.)

- Yritykset nimeävät tuotteen uudella nimellä. (Companies name the product with a new name.)

Nuances

Nimevät is closely related to the noun nimeäminen, which refers to the act of naming in a more abstract sense. In contrast, the verb nimittää is often used for formal designation or appointment, while nimeä emphasizes giving a name or label. The form nimeävät appears in both everyday speech and written Finnish, typically in contexts describing multiple subjects performing the action of naming.

See also

Nimeäminen; Nimittää.