säätävät

Säätävät is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb säätää. The core meaning of säätää is to adjust, regulate, or set parameters, and the term is used for both technical and normative contexts. It covers actions such as tuning a device, changing settings in software, or modifying rules and policies to fit conditions.

In use, säätävät takes a direct object that refers to what is being adjusted or regulated. Examples include teknological contexts like “Käyttäjät säätävät ohjelman asetuksia” (Users adjust the program’s settings) and governance contexts like “Hallitus säätää lakeja” (The government enacts/regulates laws). The form expresses ongoing or habitual action by multiple subjects.

Etymologically, säätää derives from the noun säätö, meaning regulation or adjustment, with the root sää- related to arranging or setting. Related words include säätö (adjustment or regulation) and säädin (controller or regulator). In Finnish, the verb is versatile and common across domains, used to describe calibrating equipment, tailoring processes, or shaping rules to match circumstances.