ulottavat

Ulottavat is a Finnish word used both as a verb form and as an adjective form. As a verb, it is the third-person plural present indicative of ulottaa, meaning "they extend" or "they reach." As an adjective, ulottavat is the plural nominative (and accusative) form of ulottava, meaning "extending," "far-reaching" or "comprehensive."

The root verb ulottaa denotes physical extension or figurative reach and is related to nouns such as ulottuvuus ("extent, dimension") and ulottama ("reach"). In everyday usage ulottavat commonly describes actions by multiple agents (e.g., "he ulottavat kätensä" — "they extend their hands") or qualities of phenomena with broad scope (e.g., "ulottavat vaikutukset" — "far-reaching effects").

Grammatically, ulottavat follows standard Finnish inflection patterns for verbs and adjectives: as a verb form it agrees with a plural subject; as an adjective it agrees in number and case with the noun it modifies. The word appears in both formal and colloquial registers and is widely understood in contexts ranging from physical movement to abstract influence, policy scope, or spatial dimensions.

Related forms include the infinitive ulottaa, the past tense ulottivat ("they extended/reached"), and the derived noun ulottuvuus. Translation into other languages depends on nuance, often rendered as "extend," "reach," "far-reaching," or "extensive."