sekoituvat

Sekoituvat is a Finnish verb form meaning “they mix” or “they become mixed.” It corresponds to the present indicative, third-person plural of the intransitive verb sekoitua, which denotes the process of mixing or blending.

In chemistry and everyday language, sekoittuvat describes substances or ideas that join together to form a homogeneous mixture or a state of mingling. The form is used with plural subjects and typically does not take a direct object. Example: Vesi ja alkoholi sekoittuvat helposti. The term can also be used metaphorically to describe cultural, linguistic, or conceptual blending, such as ideas that sekoittuvat in a global context.

Grammatical notes: The standard present plural form is sekoittuvat. The spelling sekoituvat—without the double t—appears in some nonstandard texts or dialectal usage and is generally considered a misspelling in formal Finnish. Related and contrasting forms include sekoittaa (to mix something, transitive), sekoittua (to become mixed, intransitive), and sekoitus (a mixture).

See also: sekoittua, sekoittaa, sekoitus.