tuoksutatte

Tuoksutatte is the second-person plural present tense form of the Finnish verb tuoksuttaa, meaning to perfume or scent something. The form is used when addressing a group of people who are performing the action of adding fragrance to an object or space.

Etymology and usage context: The verb tuoksuttaa comes from tuoksu, meaning scent, with the causative suffix -ttaa. Tuoksutatte, as a conjugated form, is confined to clause structures where the subject is “te” (you, plural) and the action is perfuming or scenting carried out by the addressed group. In everyday Finnish, the verb describes applying perfume, fragrance oils, or other aromatic substances to textiles, rooms, cosmetics, or similar items. It can also appear in marketing or instructional text to indicate that a product or process adds a fragrance component.

Grammatical notes: Tuoksutatte is part of a regular Finnish verb pattern for taivutus of tuoksuttaa. It takes a direct object indicating what is being scented and often an instrumental or applicative phrase indicating the fragrance used, e.g., vaniljatuoksulla or laventelituoksulla.

Examples:

- Te tuoksutatte tämän kankaan vaniljatuoksulla. (You all perfume this fabric with vanilla scent.)

- Te tuoksutatte huoneen laventelituoksulla. (You all scent the room with lavender fragrance.)

See also: tuoksuttaa, tuoksu, tuoksuttaminen.