valmistavad

Valmistavat is a Finnish grammatical form derived from the verb valmistaa, meaning to prepare or to manufacture. It is the present tense, third-person plural form, translating to "they prepare" or "they manufacture." It can also function as the present active participle in plural, used as an adjective to describe agents or processes performing the action.

As a finite verb, valmistavat marks who is performing the action and is used with a plural subject. For example: He valmistavat ruokaa joka päivä (They prepare meals every day). It can also appear with objects in partitive form, as in he valmistavat tuotteita.

As a present active participle, valmistavat describes nouns in an attributive position, agreeing with the noun in number. Phrases such as valmistavat yritykset (manufacturing companies) or valmistavat tuotteet (products that are being manufactured) illustrate its adjectival use. In these roles, the participle conveys ongoing, active manufacturing or preparation by the noun it modifies.

Related Finnish forms help describe the broader concept. The noun valmistus means manufacturing or the production process; valmistaja means a manufacturer or producer; and the adjective form valmistava is used in singular to denote “preparing” or “manufacturing” relative to a singular noun. The word can encompass both culinary preparation and industrial production, with the intended meaning clarified by context and accompanying objects.

In summary, valmistavat functions as both a finite verb form and a present active participle in Finnish, typically meaning “they prepare” or “they manufacture,” and it also forms adjectival phrases describing agents or processes involved in preparation or production.