Kiirustame

Kiirustame is the Estonian present tense form of the verb kiirustama, meaning to hurry or to speed up. Specifically, kiirustame is the first-person plural form, used when the speaker refers to a group including themselves that is hurrying or accelerating an action. The verb kiirustama is closely related to kiirus, which means speed. Together they express the idea of increasing pace or urgency.

Usage and meaning

Kiirustame can describe physical speeding up, such as walking or working faster, as well as more abstract accelerations, like finishing a task sooner or meeting a deadline. It is common in everyday speech and writing for indicating collective action. The form is neutral and does not carry a strong emotional color by itself; context determines nuance.

Grammar and related forms

- Present tense, 1st person plural: me kiirustame

- Other present forms: sa kiirustad? (you hurry), ta kiirustab (he/she hurries), nemad kiirustavad (they hurry)

- Past tense: kiirustasime (we hurried)

- Conditional: kiirustaksime (we would hurry)

- Imperative: kiirustage (hurry, you plural)

- Infinitive: kiirustama (to hurry)

Examples

- Me kiirustame, et jõuda õigel ajal kohale. (We are hurrying to arrive on time.)

- Kui kiirustame, saame projektiga ühele puitartiku tähtaegadel. (If we hurry, we can meet the project deadlines.)

See also

Kiirus (speed), kiirustamine (hastening), kiirustama verb family.