Laskeutuimme

Laskeutuimme is a Finnish verb form meaning “we descended” or “we landed.” It is the first-person plural past tense (imperfect) of the intransitive verb laskeutua, which means to descend or to touch down. In standard Finnish, the past tense 1st person plural form is laskeuduimme, and laskeutuimme is commonly considered a nonstandard or misspelled variant.

Morphology and usage

The verb laskeutua belongs to the group of verbs formed with the stem laskeutu- and the past tense suffix -imme, giving laskeuduimme in standard Finnish. The form laskeutuimme would be analyzed as a misspelling or colloquial variation, since the correct stem maintains the -du- sequence: laskeuduimme. The meaning remains the same: describing an action that occurred in the past where the subject group descended or landed, either literally (an aircraft, a bird) or figuratively (moving down to a place or situation).

Context and nuance

Laskeuduimme is used in narrative or descriptive writing to indicate a completed action by a plural subject. It can describe physical descent, such as landing at a destination, or metaphorical descent into a location or situation. In formal writing, the standard form laskeuduimme is preferred; laskeutuimme should be avoided to maintain orthographic accuracy.

Related forms include the infinitive laskeutua, the noun laskeutuminen (descent/landing), and related verbs expressing motion downwards. The term is primarily found in Finnish-language texts about travel, aviation, geography, or narrative recounting.