jätätte

Jätatte is the second-person plural present tense of the Finnish verb jättää, meaning to leave, to drop, to abandon, or to hand over. The form is used when addressing more than one person, equivalent to “you (all) leave” in English. In everyday Finnish, jätätte appears in statements, orders, or descriptions involving multiple people.

Grammatical notes: jätatte is a finite verb that agrees with the implied subject te (you, plural). It can take direct objects, for example: Te jätätte avaimet pöydälle (You leave the keys on the table) or Te jätätte viestin työpöydälle (You leave the message on the desk). The sense of jätää covers leaving something behind, delivering or handing something over, or abandoning an option or plan, depending on context.

Usage considerations: Finnish does not distinguish formal versus informal address in the second person, so jätatte is used for any plural you. The meaning is largely determined by the object and context, and can range from physically leaving an object somewhere to figuratively leaving behind a choice or plan.

Cross-linguistic note: A cognate form exists in Estonian as jätate, which is also the second-person plural present of a related verb meaning to leave. While related in meaning, the two languages have distinct spellings and slightly different usage rules.

See also: Jättää (Finnish verb), Estonian jätma and jätate, Finnish pronoun te.