Kerromme

Kerromme is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb kertoa, meaning to tell or to recount. It is used when the speaker and at least one other person are performing the act of telling. In Finnish, the present tense covers both habitual and ongoing actions, so kerromme can be understood as “we tell” or “we are telling” depending on the context.

Morphology and forms: The present tense stem for kertoa is kerro-, and the 1st person plural form adds the ending -mme, yielding kerromme. The full present-tense paradigm for kertoa is: minä kerron, sinä kerrot, hän kertoo, me kerromme, te kerrotte, he kertovat.

Pronunciation and usage: Kerromme is pronounced with a geminated r in the stem and a final -e in everyday speech, typically transcribed as [ˈkerromːe]. It appears in sentences such as “Me kerromme tarinan” (We tell a story) or “Me kerromme, mitä tapahtui” (We tell what happened). The form is used in narrative, explanation, or any discourse where the act of telling is being described.

Etymology and relation: Kerro- derives from the verb kertoa, a basic Finnish verb for conveying information or recounting events. The form kerromme reflects standard Finnish verb conjugation for the 1st person plural present.

See also: kertoa, Finnish verb conjugation, Finnish grammar. Kerromme serves as an example of how Finnish marks subject through verb inflection and how the present tense operates across persons.