kuulet

Kuulet is a Finnish verb form that functions as the second-person singular present indicative of the verb kuulla, meaning to hear. It literally translates to “you hear” and is used when addressing a single person who is perceiving sound in the present or in a general sense.

Morphology and forms: The verb kuulla has the stem kuule-. In the present tense, the second-person singular ending is -t, yielding kuulet. Other present-tense forms include minä kuulen (I hear), hän kuulee (he/she hears), me kuulemme (we hear), te kuulette (you all hear), and he kuulevat (they hear). The stem’s vowel quality, with kuule-, is characteristic of this verb group in Finnish.

Usage and nuance: Kuulet appears in everyday Finnish when stating or asking about what someone is hearing. For example: “Mitä kuulet?” means “What do you hear?” It is not the imperative form; the imperative of kuulla is kuule (listen!). Kuulet is used to describe a current auditory perception by the listener addressed as “you.”

Etymology and context: Kuulet derives from the Finnish verb kuulla, which is related to hearing and perception. It is grammatically a finite verb form, not a noun or proper noun, and is commonly used in spoken and written Finnish to convey present perception by a second-person subject.