puhuttelivat

Puhuttelivat is a Finnish verb form. It is the third-person plural past active indicative of the verb puhua, which means "to speak" or "to talk." Therefore, "puhuttelivat" translates to "they spoke" or "they talked." This form is used when referring to a group of people who were engaged in speaking or talking in the past. For example, "Lapset puhuttelivat toisiaan iloisesti" would mean "The children talked to each other happily." The verb puhua is a common and fundamental verb in the Finnish language, and its past tense forms are frequently encountered. The ending "-ivat" is characteristic of the third-person plural past active indicative for many Finnish verbs. Understanding this conjugation is essential for comprehending Finnish sentences describing past actions performed by multiple individuals.