pehmentyvät
Pehmentyvät is a Finnish verb form meaning “they soften” or “they become softened.” It is the present tense, third-person plural form of the verb pehmentyä, which denotes a change of state toward softness. The construction is commonly used when describing how materials, foods, or objects lose rigidity or moisture as a result of heat, humidity, handling, or other influences.
Grammatical notes: Pehmentyä is an intransitive verb, and pehmentyvät agrees with a plural subject. The form
Etymology and related forms: The verb pehmentyä is built from the stem related to pehmeä (soft) with
Usage examples: Leivät pehmentyvät, kun ne lämmitetään. (The breads soften when warmed.) Kivet pehmentyvät kosteuden vaikutuksesta.
See also: pehmeä, pehmeys, pehmentäminen, pehmentynyt, pehmentymä.