tarkastelevat

Tarkastelevat is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Finnish verb tarkastella, meaning to examine, inspect, or review. It is used when the subject is plural and the action is occurring in the present. As a finite verb, tarkastelevat agrees with a plural subject and with the present tense.

Grammatical notes: tarkastella is a regular Finnish verb. The third-person plural present tense ending is -vat (or -vät in front-vowel harmony), attached to the verb stem tarkastelev-. The corresponding forms include tarkastelee (he/she/it examines) for singular, and tarkastelemme (we examine) for first person plural.

Usage: The form tarkastelevat describes ongoing or habitual examination by multiple subjects. It is common in academic, administrative, and daily contexts where several actors are involved in reviewing or evaluating something. Examples: He tarkastelevat tiedostoja. (They examine the files.) Tutkijat tarkastelevat tuloksia. (Researchers examine the results.) Käyttäjät tarkastelevat ohjeita. (Users examine the instructions.)

Nuance: tarkastelevat can convey careful or systematic inspection, though in everyday usage it often simply denotes that multiple actors are looking at or reviewing something. The related forms tarkastelee, tarkastelemme, and tarkastelette form the other persons and numbers.

See also: tarkastella, tarkastelu, tarkastus.