Tunnistitte

Tunnistitte is a Finnish verb form that translates to “you recognized” or “you identified” in English. It is the second-person plural past tense form of the verb tunnistaa, which means to recognize, identify, or distinguish. The form is commonly used when referring to a group of people who performed the recognition in the past.

Morphology and usage: Tunnistitte is part of Finnish verb conjugation in the indicative mood, past tense, for the second person plural. In Finnish, past tense forms are built with a stem plus a personal ending; tunnistitte specifically combines the past tense stem with the second-person plural ending. The corresponding singular past forms are tunnistit (you recognized, singular) and the plural present form is tunnistat (you recognize, plural).

Context and nuance: The verb tunnistaa covers recognizing people, objects, or patterns, as well as identifying or distinguishing something or someone in a given situation. Tunnistitte is most natural in direct address to multiple people, for example in recounting a past event or describing an observed action.

Examples:

- Tunnistitte minut televisiosta. (You recognized me on television.)

- Tunnistitte aiheen oikean taustan. (You identified the correct background to the topic.)

Related forms: The verb’s other forms include tunnistan (I recognize), tunnistat (you recognize, singular), tunnistimme (we recognized), tunnistivat (they recognized). Tunnistaa belongs to the broader family of Finnish verbs that form past tenses with the -i- prefix and personal endings.