pyöräilivät

Pyöräilivät is the past tense plural form of the Finnish verb "pyöräillä," which translates to "to cycle" or "to ride a bicycle." Therefore, "pyöräilivät" means "they cycled" or "they were cycling." This verb describes the action of propelling oneself and a bicycle forward using the pedals.

The context in which "pyöräilivät" is used would typically involve a group of people engaged in cycling. For example, a sentence might read "Lapset pyöräilivät puistossa," meaning "The children cycled in the park." The verb inherently implies movement on a bicycle, and the plural form indicates that more than one person was involved in this activity. It is a common and straightforward verb in the Finnish language, used in everyday conversation and writing to describe this form of transportation or recreation. The action can range from a leisurely ride to a more strenuous cycling excursion, depending on the surrounding details of the sentence.