maistatte
Maistatte is a form of the Finnish verb maistaa, meaning to taste or to sample. Grammatically, maistatte is the present indicative form for the second person plural (te) and translates roughly as “you taste” or “you are tasting” when addressing more than one person. The infinitive is maistaa; the other present-tense forms are minä maistan, sinä maistat, hän maistaa, me maistamme, te maistatte, he maistavat. The form follows the standard Finnish pattern in which the suffix -atte marks the second-person plural in the present tense.
Usage of maistatte occurs whenever a group is being spoken to about tasting foods or drinks, or
- Mitä te maistatte? What are you tasting?
- Maistatteko tätä juomaa? Do you taste this drink?
- Te maistatte voita ja leipää, ja ehkä kahvia. You taste the butter and bread, and perhaps coffee.
Maistatte is a strictly verbal form and not a noun. The corresponding forms include maistan (I taste),
The form derives from the verb maistaa, with the standard Finnish second-person plural present suffix -tte.