Pehmustakaa

Pehmustakaa is the second-person plural imperative form of the Finnish verb pehmustaa, meaning to pad or cushion. The verb pehmustaa is transitive and used to describe the action of adding padding or protective material to reduce impact, prevent wear, or protect surfaces. The imperative form pehmustakaa is used when addressing a group, giving a direct instruction to provide padding.

In standard usage, pehmustakaa would appear in technical, manufacturing, safety, or instruction contexts. Examples include directing a team to apply padding to objects or surfaces, such as "Pehmustakaa reunat huolellisesti" or "Pehmustakaa laatikot pehmusteilla ennen kuljetusta." The term is typically encountered in compound phrases or procedural texts rather than as a standalone noun; the related noun is pehmuste, meaning cushion or padding.

Etymology and grammar: pehmustaa is built from the stem pehmusta- and follows regular Finnish conjugation patterns for -taa verbs. Pehmustakaa is the correct plural imperative form, used to address multiple people. The corresponding singular imperative is pehmusta.

See also: pehmuste, pehmustaminen, pehmusteet, pehmeä, pehmentää. Pehmustakaa itself is not a standalone concept but a grammatical form used in instructions or procedural language to request padding or cushioning actions.