Kahtlustate

Kahtlustate is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Estonian verb kahtlustama, meaning to suspect or to be suspicious. It denotes that the subject, you (plural) or a formal plural addressee, is currently performing the action of suspecting. The root kahtlus means suspicion, and related forms include kahtlustus (a suspicion or act of suspecting) and kahtlustaja (someone who suspects or a suspect). Kahtlustate follows the standard Estonian -ama verb conjugation, with other present tense forms being kahtlustan, kahtlustad, kahtlustab, kahtlustame, kahtlustavad.

Usage in sentences typically involves a transitive structure with a direct object, such as kahtlustate kedagi (you suspect someone). In context, it can appear in everyday conversation, news reporting, or legal and investigative discussions when describing a current suspicion by a group or by a polite/formal address to multiple addressees. For example: Te kahtlustate mind. or Kui te kahtlustate kedagi süüdi, peate esitama tõendusmaterjali.

Notes: kahtlustate is not the imperative form; the imperative for addressing multiple people is kahtlustage. The form is standard Estonian and commonly used in both spoken and written language. Related terms include kahtlus (suspicion), kahtlustus (the act or state of being suspected), and kahtlustaja (the one who suspects).