puhastat

Puhastat is the second-person singular present indicative form of the Finnish verb puhastaa, which means to clean or purify. It is the form used when addressing someone directly in the present tense, for example in a sentence like “Sinä puhastat lattian.”

In Finnish, verbs are conjugated for person in the present tense by adding different endings to the stem. For the verb puhastaa, the second-person singular ending is -t, producing puhastat. The infinitive form is puhastaa, and other present-tense forms include muunmuassa puhastan (I clean) and puhastaa (he/she cleans). The exact stem and endings reflect Finnish verb conjugation patterns rather than a separate standalone word.

Usage notes: puhastaa is a general verb meaning to clean or purify, and puhastat is the corresponding present-tense form used with the subject you. In everyday Finnish, more common verbs for cleaning tasks may be puhdistaa in some contexts, but puhastaa is a valid form and may appear in various registers, including formal or technical language when describing purification procedures.