kulutatte

Kulutatte is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb kuluttaa, meaning “you consume” or “you are consuming.” In standard Finnish, kuluttaa is transitive and encompasses senses related to using up resources or spending them, as well as wearing something down through use. The verb's most common meanings include consuming energy, time, or money, and expending or depleting resources.

The form kulutatte is used when speaking to multiple people; the subject pronoun te is often implied in Finnish, but it may appear for emphasis. The verb typically takes objects in the partitive case, for example kuluttaa rahaa (to spend money), kuluttaa aikaa (to waste time), or kuluttaa sähköä (to consume electricity). Finnish employs a broad array of collocations with kuluttaa that reflect everyday activities, such as household energy use, transportation, and consumer behavior.

Grammatical notes: kuluttaa belongs to the standard finite verb system, with related forms such as kuluttavat (they consume) and kulutitte (you all consumed). Negative constructions use ei with the basic form, for example, ette kuluta vähän aikaa (you do not use up much time).

See also: kuluttaja (consumer), kuluttaminen (consumption), kuluttajahinta (consumer price). The term is primarily encountered in everyday language discussing resource use, budgeting, and environmental or economic contexts.