Pidätte

Pidätte is the present tense, second-person plural form of the Finnish verb pitää. The base verb pitää has a wide range of meanings and uses, including to hold or keep physically, to maintain or adhere to something, to own or possess, to be obliged or required to do something, and to think or feel about something.

In everyday use, pidätte often functions to express opinions, evaluations, or reactions when addressing more than one person. For example, Mistä te pidätte tästä suunnitelmasta? translates as What do you think of this plan? The form can also indicate adherence or commitment, as in Te pidätte kiinni säännöistä, meaning You adhere to the rules.

Grammatically, pidätte is one finite verb form and its related personal forms are: minä pidän, sinä pidät, hän pitää, me pidämme, te pidätte, he pitävät. The imperative form for addressing a group is pidäkää, and the singular imperative is pidä. The verb has other related senses, such as requiring something (Tämä pitää tehdä nyt) and expressing possession (Me pidämme paljon tästä). The meaning often depends on context and accompanying words.

Etymology traces pitä- back to a common Finnic root linked to holding or keeping, with cognates found in other Finnic languages, such as Estonian pidama. Pidän, pidät, pidämme and related forms are among the most frequently used endings in Finnish verb conjugation. See also: pitää, pidä kiinni, pidätys.