Noteeraavat

Noteeraavat is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb noteeraa, meaning to note or to annotate. It is used when the subject performing the action is plural, for example: opiskelijat noteeraavat tärkeät kohdat seminaariraportissa. The form is built from the present stem noteeraa- with the suffix -vat, which marks the plural in Finnish verb conjugation.

The related noun noteeraus refers to the act of noting or annotating, and the past participle form noteerattu means annotated. The verb belongs to the group of loanword-derived or drifted terms in Finnish that express actions such as marking, recording, or highlighting information. In many formal contexts, especially in pure Finnish, writers may choose alternatives such as merkitse, kirjoita ylös, tai huomauta, depending on nuance and register.

Usage and nuance: noteeraavat typically appears in contexts involving documentation, study notes, data annotation, or textual markup. It underscores the act of recording or drawing attention to specific items within a larger text or dataset. While understood by Finnish speakers, noteeraaminen may be more common in technical or educational discourse; in everyday language, simpler verbs for marking or noting may be preferred.

Examples:

- Opiskelijat noteeraavat tärkeät kohdat kurssimateriaalista.

- Tiimi noteeraa muutokset projektisuunnitelmaan.

- Kokoontumisen muistioon noteerattiin päätökset ja seuraavat askeleet.