Luettelimme

Luettelimme is a Finnish verb form meaning “we enumerated” or “we listed.” It is the first-person plural past tense form of the verb luetella, which means to enumerate or to list. The form is produced from the stem luettel- plus the past-tense personal ending -imme, indicating that the subject is “we.”

In contrast to the present tense form luettelemme (we enumerate), luettelimme signals that the listing was completed in the past. Finnish verbs are conjugated for person and number, so luettelimme always carries a reference to the speaker and to a plural subject. Other tenses of luetella include forms such as luetteli (he/she/it enumerated) and luetellemme (we enumerate, in different aspect or mood).

Usage notes emphasize that luettelimme is a verb form, not a noun. It appears in narrative or report-like text when the writer or speaker describes a completed action of listing. Example: Me luettelimme seuraavat kohdat raporttiin. (“We enumerated the following points in the report.”)

Etymology and related forms: luettelimme derives from luetella, with the shared root luettel- related to the act of making a list or enumeration. The noun luettelo means “a list” and is etymologically related but distinct in function from the verb form luettelimme.

See also: luetella, luettelo, Finnish verb conjugation.