lyötte

Lyötte is a Finnish verb form that denotes the second person plural present indicative of the verb lyödä, meaning to hit or strike. It is used when addressing two or more people who perform the action in the present tense. In some contexts it can also function as a polite singular form.

Grammar: The present stem of lyödä is lyö-, and the second-person plural ending is -tte, yielding lyötte. Related present-tense forms include lyön (I hit), lyöt (you hit, singular), lyö (he/she hits), lyömme (we hit), and lyövät (they hit).

Usage: Lyötte appears in both spoken and written Finnish, primarily in sentences where the subject is a group. It is transitive and commonly takes a direct object in the partitive or accusative, for example: Te lyötte pallon. It can also appear in reported speech or instructional text.

Related terms: The noun lyönti refers to a hit or blow derived from the same verb and is used in sports and other contexts. The form lyötte should not be confused with other forms such as lyöt, which is the singular present form.

Notes: Finnish verb conjugation distinguishes person and number; lyötte encodes second-person plural or polite singular address. It is an ordinary verb form and not a standalone lexical item.