havaitsee

Havaitsee is the third-person singular present indicative form of the Finnish verb havaita, meaning to notice, perceive, or detect. It is used when the subject is he, she, or it and is actively perceiving something.

Usage and nuance: The verb havaita is transitive and typically describes noticing or detecting something that has become evident through perception, examination, or investigation. In scientific or technical contexts, havaitsee can refer to detecting a signal or phenomenon with instruments. In everyday language, a more common synonym is huomata, which conveys a more immediate or casual sense of noticing. Havaitsee often carries a sense of discovery or recognition that emerges through observation or analysis.

Grammatical notes: As a finite verb, havaitsee requires a third-person singular subject. The infinitive is havaita, and the past participle is havaittu. The related noun havainto means “perception” or “observation,” and the adjective form is havaintoon liittyvä or havaintoinen in broader usage.

Examples: Hän havaitsee virheen ohjelmassa. Tutkijat havaitsevat uuden ilmiön. In these sentences, the verb expresses recognizing an error or detecting a new phenomenon, respectively.

See also: havaita, havainto, havaittava. The word pair reflects a core Finnish concept of perception, detection, and observation across everyday speech and scientific discourse.