täyttyvät

Täyttyvät is a Finnish verb form. It represents the third-person plural present tense of the verb täyttyä, meaning “to become full” or “to be filled.” In translation, täyttyvät can be rendered as “they become full” or “they are filled,” depending on the context.

Usage and meaning

Täyttyvät is used when describing a plural subject undergoing the process of filling up or reaching capacity. The form is intransitive, so it does not take a direct object; the filling or fulfillment is experienced by the subject itself. It is common in contexts such as crowds, spaces, or periods that reach their limit. For example: Tilat täyttyvät nopeasti. (The spaces fill up quickly.) Another example could describe an event or schedule reaching capacity as more participants join, leading to a state where the venue or time is considered full.

Grammar and related forms

Täyttyvät is the present tense form for third-person plural. Related forms include täyttyy (singular present), täyttyivät (past plural), and täyttyä (the infinitive). The nuance between translations like “they become full” and “they are filled” arises from the intransitive sense of täyttyä and the specific context in which the phrase is used. The noun form täyttyminen means fulfillment or fullness as a concept, distinct from the verb form täyttyvät.