yhdistyvät

Yhdistyvät is a Finnish verb form that expresses the act of coming together to form a single entity. It is the third-person plural present tense of the intransitive verb yhdistyä, meaning to unite, merge, or ally. The sense covers mergers and closer cooperation among municipalities, companies, associations, and other groups, as well as more informal alliances.

In use, yhdistyvät describes events in which two or more separate actors end up operating as one entity or in a tighter collaboration. It is commonly used for formal municipal mergers (kunta yhdistyy) and for corporate or organizational mergers where resources or activities are coordinated. The construction typically implies a voluntary or jointly decided process rather than a passive state.

Examples:

- Kunnat yhdistyvät vuonna 2026.

- Kaksi pienyritystä yhdistyy suuremmaksi konserniksi.

- Eri järjestöt yhdistyvät suuremmaksi toimijaksi.

Relation to other Finnish verbs:

Yhdistyvät is the intransitive form meaning “they unite.” Its transitive counterpart is yhdistää, meaning “to unite (something) with (something).” The noun form related to this concept is yhdistys, meaning an association or society, from which the verb yhdistyä and the adjective yhdistetty (united/merged) are conceptually derived.