valjastavat

Valjastavat is the present tense, third-person plural form of the Finnish verb valjastaa. The basic meaning is to attach a harness to an animal (most commonly a horse) or to attach a device that enables a vehicle or implement to be pulled. In broader usage, valjastaa is also used metaphorically to mean mobilizing or harnessing resources, potential, or capacity for a purpose.

In Finnish grammar, valjastaa is a transitive verb. Its infinitive is valjastaa, the third-person singular present form is valjastaa, and the third-person plural present form is valjastavat. The verb takes a direct object in the accusative or partitive case, depending on definiteness and sentence structure. The form valjastavat specifically agrees with a plural subject performing the action presently, as in "He valjastavat hevosen rekeen" (They harness the horse to the cart).

Etymologically, valjastaa derives from the noun valja- (harness, leder) and the verb-forming suffix -staa, with valjaat meaning harnesses in modern Finnish. The term has long been tied to horse-drawn work but is widely used today in both agricultural and non-agricultural contexts.

Common usage includes literal harnessing, such as in farming, transportation, or labor tasks, as well as figurative expressions like harnessing technology, potential, or resources. For example, "Ratsastajat valjastavat hevoset rekeen" (The riders harness the horses to the cart) and "Yritykset valjastavat uuden teknologian mahdollisuudet" (Companies harness the possibilities of new technology).

See also valjastaa, valjastuminen, and related terms for broader semantic and grammatical context.