Raapumme

Raapumme is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb raapia, meaning to scratch or scrape. It denotes an action performed by the speaker together with at least one other person, and is used in contexts describing removing material from a surface or scratching with a tool or nails.

In typical Finnish usage, raapumme can describe practical tasks such as cleaning, renovation, or craft work, for example when paint, glue, or dirt is being removed from a surface. The form appears in ordinary statements and does not require an explicit subject, since the verb conjugation already indicates the “we” subject.

Examples include: Me raapumme vanhaa maalia pois seinästä. Me raapumme irronnutta liimaa lattialta. These illustrate literal scraping activities in everyday work or renovation scenarios.

Etymology and related forms: Raapumme derives from the root raap- found in related verbs such as raapia (to scratch, scrape) and raaputtaa (to scrape off) as well as nouns like raaputus (scraping). Finnish uses these connected forms to describe similar actions across different grammatical moods and nominalizations.