korjaat

Korjaat is the second-person singular present tense form of the Finnish verb korjata, which means to repair or fix. It is used to address someone directly, translating to “you repair” or “you are repairing.” The infinitive is korjata, and other present tense forms include minä korjaan, hän korjaa, me korjaamme, te korjaatte, he korjaavat.

Formation and pronunciation: korjaat is formed by adding the personal ending -t to the stem korja-, with the stem ending in -a causing the orthography to show double a: korjaat. The pronunciation is roughly [ˈkorjɑːt]. Like other Finnish present forms, it can describe both ongoing actions and habitual or general statements.

Usage notes: korjaat is common in everyday Finnish and can be used with various objects, for example, autos, kelloja, tai rakennelmia. It appears in statements such as “Sinä korjaat auton” (You repair the car) or in questions like “Mitä sinä korjaat?” It functions within the standard Finnish verb conjugation system and follows regular inflection patterns for the present tense.

Related forms: Other present tense forms of korjata include korjaan, korjaa, korjaamme, korjaatte, korjaavat, illustrating how the same verb root changes with different subjects. korjata itself can also appear in imperative or past tense forms, depending on the sentence structure.