Jarrutamme

Jarrutamme is a Finnish verb form meaning “we brake” or “we are braking.” It is the first-person plural present tense of the verb jarruttaa, which means to apply the brakes or to slow down. The expression is used in literal driving contexts as well as in metaphorical ones to indicate hindering or slowing a process.

As part of standard Finnish conjugation, jarruttaa forms several related tenses and moods. The infinitive is jarruttaa. Present tense forms include jarrutan (I brake), jarrutat (you brake), jarruttaa (he/she brakes), jarrutamme (we brake), jarrutatte (you all brake), and jarruttavat (they brake). The past tense is jarrutimme (we braked). The past participle is jarruttanut, and the present participle is jarruttava. In everyday use, jarrutamme appears with a direct object when referring to a vehicle, for example, Me jarrutamme autoa (We brake the car).

Etymology and related forms: the verb jarruttaa derives from the noun jarru, meaning “brake,” with the verb-forming suffix -uttaa. Related terms include jarrutus (braking as a noun) and jarruttaminen (the act of braking). The form jarrutamme is a regular, common example of Finnish verb conjugation in the present tense.