tehkää

The term "tehkää" is a form from the Finnish language, specifically an imperative mood construction. It is the second‑person plural imperative of the verb "tehdä," which means "to do" or "to make." Thus, "tehkää" translates roughly to "do (you all)" or "make (you all)" in English. This form is used when giving commands or instructions to more than one person.

As a grammatical construction, "tehkää" consists of the stem of the verb "tehdä" (tehd‑) followed by the imperative suffix "-kää," which marks the imperative mood in Finnish. The suffix is used for the plural "you" form, while the singular imperative would be "tee." The imperative mood itself is used to express orders, requests, or advice.

In everyday speech, "tehkää" is common in informal contexts such as group instructions, classroom settings, or dialogue where a leader or authority figure directs a group. Unlike more formal imperative forms, it reflects the regular colloquial style of Finnish. Alternatives to express the same meaning include "tulkaa" (come) or negated forms like "älä tee" in singular contexts, but "tehkää" remains the standard plural command.

The word has no direct cognates outside Finnish, but its root "tehdä" shares Germanic origins with English verbs such as "to do." Its usage pattern and morphology are typical of Finnish, demonstrating the language's agglutinative nature and its reliance on suffixes to convey grammatical relations.