tunnustat

Tunnustat is the second person singular present indicative form of the Finnish verb tunnustaa, meaning you confess or you admit. It is used when addressing someone directly to indicate admission of guilt, responsibility, or factual statements. Tunnustaa is a regular Finnish verb of the -taa/-tää class and follows the standard present-tense conjugation.

Conjugation example (present): minä tunnustan, sinä tunnustat, hän tunnustaa, me tunnustamme, te tunnustatte, he tunnustavat. The form tunnustat is specifically the second person singular. It can appear in questions such as Tunnustatko tehneesi virheen? or Tunnustatko syyllisyytesi?, and in statements like Hän tunnustaa syyllisyytensä.

Usage notes: Tunnustaa is used for confessing wrongdoing, admitting facts, or acknowledging circumstances. It can appear in legal contexts (confessing to a crime), journalistic reporting, or everyday speech. It is often contrasted with myöntää, which also means to admit but is used more broadly; tunnustaa emphasizes the act of confession or admission of guilt, whereas myöntää covers a wider range of acknowledgments.

Etymology and related forms: Tunnustaa derives from the noun tunnustus (confession, acknowledgment) and shares its root with related terms such as tunnustus and tunnustaminen (confessing). Related verbs include myöntää (to admit) and the noun muodot of acknowledgement.

See also: tunnustus, tunnustaminen, myöntää.