palvelevat

Palvelevat is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb palvella, meaning "they serve" or "they attend to." The infinitive palvella denotes performing acts of service for someone else. The form palvelevat is used when the subject is plural and the action is taking place in the present.

In practice, palvelevat appears in sentences describing groups that provide services. For example: "Henkilöt palvelevat asiakkaita" means "The people serve customers." The form can be used for organizations, staff, or other plural subjects engaged in serving, assisting, or attending to others in various contexts such as customer service, hospitality, or public administration.

Grammatical notes: palvella is a Finnish verb with present indicative forms including minä palvelen, sinä palvelet, hän palvelee, me palvelemme, te palvelette, he palvelevat. The root is palvel-, related to the noun palvelu (service) and to palvelija (servant or attendant). The present participle form palveleva can be used as an adjective meaning "serving" or "service-oriented" (for example, palveleva henkilö means a service-oriented person).

Etymology: palvella derives from the same root as palvelu and palvelija, reflecting the concept of providing service or aid. The language has developed these forms to express who is performing the act of serving and when.

See also: palvella, palvelu, Finnish verb conjugation, present indicative.