syljetään

Syljetään is a Finnish verb. It is the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb sylkeä, which means "to spit". Therefore, "syljetään" translates to "they spit" or "they are spitting" in English.

The verb sylkeä, and by extension syljetään, refers to the act of expelling saliva or other substances from the mouth. This action can be involuntary, such as in response to irritation or a foreign taste, or it can be a deliberate act. In some contexts, spitting can be considered impolite or disrespectful.

The usage of "syljetään" would be in sentences describing a group of people performing this action. For example, "Lapset syljetään karkkia" could mean "The children are spitting candy" (if they were deliberately spitting it out). More commonly, it might be used in a passive construction. The passive form of "sylkeä" is "syljetään" where the subject is omitted, meaning "is/are spat". For instance, "Täällä ei syljetä" translates to "One does not spit here" or "Spitting is not allowed here". This passive form is quite common in Finnish.