Tarvitsimme

Tarvitsimme is a Finnish verb form meaning "we needed" or "we required." It is the first-person plural imperfect tense of tarvita, the verb that means to need. It is used to describe a need that existed in the past and is typically followed by an object in the partitive case, for example: Tarvitsimme lisää aikaa (We needed more time).

Grammatically, tarvita is a transitive verb. The past tense first-person plural form tarvitsimme is created by adding the ending -imme to the stem tarvi-. Other related forms include tarvitsin (I needed), tarvitsit (you needed), tarvitsitte (you all needed), and tarvitsivat (they needed). The present tense form for the first-person plural is tarvitsemme (we need), illustrating how the verb changes with person and tense.

Usage of tarvitsimme appears in narratives, reports, and everyday speech when describing past requirements or shortages. It commonly appears in planning or evaluative contexts, for instance in project reviews or after-action summaries, where speakers reflect on what was needed in a previous period.

Etymology and related terms: Tarvitsimme derives from tarvita, a core Finnish verb meaning to need. The form follows regular Finnish verb conjugation patterns for the -ta/-ta verbs, with the past tense suffix indicating the 1st person plural. Related concepts include tarve (need) and other forms of tarvita used across different tenses and persons.

See also: tarvita, tarve.