poukkoilevat

Poukkoilevat is the third-person plural present tense form of the Finnish verb poukkoilla. The verb means to move about energetically, to bounce, jostle, or dart around in a restless or playful way. It is used for people, animals, or groups and can describe both literal movement and figurative restlessness.

In usage, poukkoilevat conveys lively, irregular motion and is often associated with exuberance or impatience. It is common in descriptive narration, for example when children are playing, when animals scamper, or when a crowd moves in a scattered, unsettled manner. The nuance is generally informal and vivid rather than formal or technical.

Morphology and related forms: poukkoilevat is the present tense for the third-person plural in Finnish, and the verb poukkoilla belongs to the group of Finnish verbs that end in -lla/-llä. Related forms include poukkoileva (present participle, “pousty” or “bouncing/restless”), poukkoilo (the noun form meaning “bouncing about” or “restlessness”), and the past tense poukkoili (they bounced). The imperfect form for multiple subjects is poukkoilivat.

See also: related verbs such as loikkia (to leap) and pomppia (to bounce), and the noun poukkoilu (restless movement or roughhousing). Poukkoilevat tends to appear in everyday or narrative Finnish rather than highly formal or technical writing. Example: Lapset poukkoilevat pihalla pallon kanssa.