pyöivät

The word "pyöivät" is the plural past active participle form of the Finnish verb "pyöriä." "Pyöriä" has several meanings, including to spin, to rotate, to revolve, or to move around. Therefore, "pyöivät" translates to "spinning," "rotating," or "revolving" in the past tense, referring to something that was doing these actions.

For example, if one were describing a carousel, the phrase "pyörivät hevoset" would mean "the spinning horses," referring to the horses that were in the act of rotating. Similarly, "pyöivät rattaat" would mean "the spinning gears." In a more abstract sense, it could describe things that were moving around or circulating, such as "pyöivät ajatukset" (spinning thoughts). The context in which "pyöivät" is used is crucial for understanding its precise meaning. It indicates a past action of continuous or repeated movement in a circular or rotational manner. The verb "pyöriä" itself is commonly used in everyday Finnish and appears in various contexts, from describing physical objects in motion to metaphorical descriptions of mental processes or social interactions.