Viibisime

Viibisime is an Estonian verb form meaning “we stayed” or “we were staying.” It is the first-person plural past tense (indicative) form of the verb viibima, which means to stay, reside, or remain in a place for a period of time.

Grammatically, Estonian forms past tense for the first-person plural with a suffix that attaches to the verb stem. For viibima, the past tense form is viibisime, built from the stem viibi- plus the past marker. The form is used in narrative or descriptive statements about past stays or temporary residence.

Usage of viibisime is typical in ordinary speech and writing when recounting past events at a location. It can indicate a completed stay or a period during which the speakers remained in a place. In contrast, the perfect construction olime viibinud (“we have stayed” or “we have remained”) would emphasize the experience up to the present.

Example: Me viibisime Tallinnas kolm ööd. This sentence means “We stayed in Tallinn for three nights.”

Related forms and notes: viibima is the base verb; other past forms exist for different persons and numbers, such as viibisid (you/they stayed) and viibime (we stay in the present). The past participle viibinud is used in perfect constructions with olema.

In summary, viibisime is a standard past-tense form in Estonian for describing a past stay by the first-person plural.