huomaatte

Huomaatte is a Finnish verb form meaning “you notice” in the present tense, used with second-person plural subject. It is the 2nd person plural present indicative of the verb huomata, which means to notice, realize, or become aware of something. The same verb is conjugated in other forms as: minä huomaan, sinä huomaat, hän huomaa, me huomaamme, te huomaatte, he huomaavat. The infinitive is huomata, and a common adverbial participle is huomaten (noting, noticing).

Usage and nuance

Huomaatte is used when addressing a group, or in formal or polite plural contexts where the subject is understood as “you all.” Finnish verbs typically omit the subject pronoun, so huomaatte can stand alone in a clause if the listener is clear from context. The form commonly introduces statements about perception or awareness, and it can appear with conjunctions such as että (that) or with question forms using the particle -ko/-kö, as in Huomaatteko? (Do you notice?).

Examples

- Te huomaatte uuden rakennuksen vasemmalla. (You notice the new building on the left.)

- Huomaatteko, että ovi on auki? (Do you notice that the door is open?)

Etymology and related forms

Huomata belongs to native Finnish verbs with the -ta infinitive. Related words include huomio (attention, notice) and huomaten (noting). The form huomaatte is one of several person-number combinations in Finnish present tense, contrasting with muun muassa minä huomaan, sinä huomaat, he huomaavat.