Word
Huomaan, että sinä valehtelet.
Meaning
I notice that you are lying.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Huomaan, että sinä valehtelet.
sinä
you
että
that (conjunction)
huomata
to notice
valehdella
to lie
Questions & Answers about Huomaan, että sinä valehtelet.
Why is there a comma before että?
In Finnish, a subordinate clause starting with että (that) must always be separated from the main clause by a comma. This is a strict punctuation rule that differs from English.
How do we get huomaan from the dictionary form huomata?
huomata (to notice) is a type 4 verb. To conjugate it, you drop the -ta ending to get the base huoma-, double the last vowel to make the stem huomaa-, and add the personal ending -n.
Why does the spelling change so much from the dictionary form valehdella to valehtelet?
valehdella (to lie) is a type 3 verb. When creating the stem, the -lla is replaced with an -e-. Additionally, it goes through reverse consonant gradation: the weaker hd in the dictionary form strengthens to ht in the stem valehtele- before adding the -t ending.
The English translation says 'are lying', so why isn't there a separate word for 'are' in the Finnish sentence?
Finnish does not have a separate continuous tense like English does. The single present tense verb valehtelet naturally translates to both 'you lie' and 'you are lying' depending on the context.