puhutte

Puhutte is the second-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb puhua, meaning to speak or to talk. It translates to you speak or you are speaking, and it is used with the pronoun te, which in Finnish can address a group or, in some contexts, a single person as a polite form.

In present tense, puhua uses the stem puh-, with the second-person plural ending -tte. The full present-tense paradigm for this verb (subject and form) is: minä puhun, sinä puhut, hän puhuu; me puhumme, te puhutte, he puhuvat. Therefore, puhutte specifically corresponds to the “you all” (or polite you) form.

Usage notes:

- Puhutte appears in statements about ongoing speech or general abilities when addressing multiple people: Te puhutte suomea hyvin. (You speak Finnish well.)

- It can also appear in questions or commands framed for the te form, e.g., Mitä te puhutte? (What are you saying?) or Te puhutteko hitaasti? (Do you speak slowly?)

Related forms:

- The verb puhua belongs to Finnish verb group I (regular present-tense endings), with other present forms including minä puhun, sinä puhut, hän puhuu, me puhumme, he puhuvat.

- The bare infinitive is puhua, and related participles include puhuttu (spoken) and puhuva (speaking, present participle).

See also:

- Finnish verb conjugation

- Puhua and related tenses and mood

- Te pronoun and its uses in Finnish politeness and plurality