näytättää

Näytättää is a Finnish verb that conveys a causative nuance of showing or demonstrating something to someone. It is a derived form of näytää and is used to express that one person or entity causes another to view or be shown something, such as a method, feature, or result. In practice, näytättää appears most often in formal, instructional, or technical contexts, and is less common in everyday speech, where näytän or näyttää are typically used for the same idea.

Usage and meaning

The primary meaning centers on presenting or illustrating something to an audience or recipient. It can denote demonstration of how something works, display of a product, or step-by-step instruction. Because of its causative sense, näytättää often emphasizes the action of causing someone else to see or understand rather than merely the act of showing.

Grammatical notes

Näytättää is a transitive verb. Like other Finnish verbs, its exact forms vary with person and number, and it governs cases appropriate to the recipient or audience (for example, the person to whom the showing is directed). The word is most commonly encountered in written or formal Finnish, and may be substituted by näytää or esittää in more colloquial contexts.

Relation to näytää

Näytättää is related to näytää, but the latter has broader uses, including the sense of “to seem” or to display something as it appears. Näytättää specifically marks a causative action—“to make (someone) see/show”—whereas näytää can function more generally as “to show” or “to seem” depending on the sentence.

Translations

In English, näytättää can be rendered as "to show (for someone), to demonstrate to," or "to display for the benefit of." It carries a sense of guiding or instructing the viewer through a demonstration.