Korostimme

Korostimme is the past tense form of the Finnish verb korostaa, meaning “we emphasized” or “we stressed.” It is a regular first-person plural past form used to describe actions performed by a group including the speaker in the past. The form illustrates how Finnish verbs conjugate in the past tense: korostin, korostit, korosti, korostimme, korostatitte, korostivat.

In grammatical terms, korostimme belongs to the vast class of Finnish -aa/-ä verbs. The past tense is created by attaching person-specific endings to the past stem. The stem for korostaa is korost-, and the past forms reflect person and number rather than changes to the stem itself. As with other Finnish past-tense forms, korostimme appears in narrative or reported contexts to recount what a group did previously, including statements, arguments, or descriptions of events.

Common usage involves emphasizing points, findings, or arguments that a speaker regards as important. Korostimme may be used in scientific, journalistic, or everyday discourse to indicate that emphasis was placed on a particular aspect or conclusion. For example: “Me korostimme tutkimustulosten tärkeyden” (We emphasized the importance of the research results) or “Me korostimme, että lisäkysymykset ovat vielä auki” (We stressed that additional questions are still open).

Related terms include korostaa (to emphasize, stress) and korostus (emphasis, accentuation). The form korostimme cannot function as a noun; when referring to emphasis as a concept, korostus or korostaminen would be used.