vastaanottavat

Vastaanottavat is a Finnish term with multiple grammatical roles. It is most commonly the third-person plural present indicative form of the verb vastaanottaa, meaning “they receive” or “they accept.” In this finite form it is used to describe actions performed by a plural subject, for example: He vastaanottavat postia joka päivä. In this sense the word denotes an ongoing or habitual receiving action carried out by the subjects.

Vastaanottavat also functions as the plural present active participle of vastaanottaa. The present active participle, formed with the suffix -va/-vä, can modify a noun and express “the ones who receive” or “receiving.” When used attributively, vastaanottavat agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case. For example, vastaanottavat ihmiset means “the people who receive” (or “the receivers”). This participial form is common in descriptive phrases and in relative clauses, where it provides precise information about the subject’s role or action.

Related terms include vastaanotto (reception, the act of receiving), vastaanottaja (recipient, receiver), and vastaanottaminen (the act of receiving). The verb and its forms are widely used in contexts such as hospitality, logistics, mail handling, and administrative processes where goods, information, or people are taken in or accepted.

In summary, vastaanottavat can denote a present-tense verb form referring to a plural subject receiving something, or serve as a plural present active participle describing “the ones who receive.” Its meaning remains tied to the core concept of taking reception of something into one’s possession or at one’s facility.