uhkailevat

Uhkailevat is a Finnish verb form derived from the verb uhkailla, meaning to threaten or intimidate. In ordinary use it is the third-person plural present indicative form, corresponding to “they threaten.” It can take a direct object, often in the partitive form, for example: Kaksi miestä uhkailevat ohikulkijaa, meaning “Two men threaten a passerby.”

As a present active participle, uhkailevat can also function as an adjective describing a plural noun, roughly translating to “threatening.” For instance, uhkailevat ihmiset means “the threatening people.” This participial use is common in descriptive writing and in news reports to characterize behavior or groups.

Grammatical notes and related forms: other finite present tense forms of the verb uhkailla exist (uhkailen, uhkailet, uhkailee, uhkailemme, uhkailette, uhkailevat). The noun form related to the act of threatening is uhkailu, referring to intimidation or hazing. The present active participle is typically used as uhkaileva (singular) or uhkailevat (plural) when modifying nouns, as in uhkailevat ihmiset. The term is primarily found in Finnish-language contexts dealing with intimidation, coercion, or aggressive rhetoric, and its usage is neutral and descriptive in formal writing.