Kuulemistamme

Kuulemistamme is a Finnish word form that originates from the verb kuulla (to hear) and the noun kuuleminen (hearing, listening). It is a nominalized construction used to indicate information related to what a group has heard, commonly translated as "what we have heard" or, in some contexts, "our hearing." The exact meaning depends on sentence structure, but the form is typically used in formal or reported language to refer to information acquired through hearing rather than direct experience.

Etymology and morphology: The base noun kuuleminen means hearing. The form kuulemistamme contains the participial-nominal stem kuulemist- plus the first-person plural possessive suffix -mme, marking that the hearing or the heard content belongs to the speaker's group. In many contexts the phrase kuulemistamme is part of a larger expression such as kuulemistemme mukaan ("according to what we have heard").

Usage: Kuulemistamme appears most often in formal writing, reports, parliamentary records, or journalistic prose when a group references information obtained through hearing testimonies, statements, or media. It is not a neutral standalone noun but a specific grammatical construction that links the group’s heard information to the discourse.

Notes: The phrase can be translated in different ways depending on context, with common renderings including "what we have heard" and "our hearing." It is distinct from kuuleminen, which generally means "the act of hearing" rather than a possessive or referential clause. See also related forms of kuulla and kuuleminen for broader linguistic context.