Syökää

Syökää is the second-person plural imperative form of the Finnish verb syödä, meaning "to eat." It is used to address a group of people, equivalent to "Eat!" in English, and it can carry a neutral, polite, or encouraging tone depending on the context.

Morphology and usage: The imperative plural is formed from the stem syö- with the suffix -kää, yielding syökää. The form is used with an implied subject te (you all). The singular imperative is syö. Negative imperatives use a different construction (älkää syökö for plural). The form is common in both spoken Finnish and written contexts, such as recipes, menus, hospitality phrases, and public notices.

Examples: Tulkaa pöytään ja syökää. Syökää rauhassa ja nauttikaa ruoasta.

See also: Finnish grammar; Imperative mood; Syödä.