Osoittaako

Osoittaako is a Finnish verb form used to pose a yes–no question in the present tense. It is built from the verb osoittaa, meaning to indicate or to show, with the question particle -ko attached to the finite verb. The result, osoittaako, signals that the speaker is asking whether someone (often expressed as hän, he/she) is indicating or showing something.

Morphology and usage: The form represents the present tense, third-person singular interrogative. In Finnish, the -ko or -kö particle is placed after the verb, and the subject may follow the question form, for example: Osoittaako hän sen? “Is he showing it?” The same verb form can occur with or without an explicit subject, depending on the sentence context. The particle does not have a separate translation in English; it marks the sentence as a question.

Examples and nuance: Osoittaako hän tien? “Is he showing the way?” Osoittaako hän sen minulle? “Is he showing that to me?” The meaning can be literal (showing a physical object or direction) or figurative (indicating a sign, hint, or indication). The form is common in everyday Finnish and appears in both spoken and written language.

Related notes: osoittaako is derived from osoittaa and shares the same stem and conjugation patterns as other Finnish -tta/-uttaa verbs in the present tense when forming questions. It is part of the broader system of Finnish interrogative particles, which modify the tone and expectation of confirmation in a clause.