Yritimme

Yritimme is the first-person plural imperfect form of the Finnish verb yrittää, meaning we tried or we attempted. It expresses a past action or effort carried out by the speaker together with others. In Finnish, yrittää means to attempt, to strive, or to give something a try. Yritämme appears in everyday language as a standard past-tense form used in storytelling and description.

Conjugation and usage: The verb following this form is conjugated as minä yritin, sinä yritit, hän yritti, me yritimme, te yrititte, he yrittivät. Yritimme specifically marks the past tense for “we,” and it belongs to the regular class of verb conjugations in Finnish. The action can be accompanied by objects or clauses, such as löytää ratkaisun (to find a solution) or yrittää tehdä jotain (to try to do something).

Nuance and context: Yritimme often emphasizes the effort or intention behind the action, rather than the outcome. It can be contrasted with phrases that state the result, for example, emme onnistuneet (we did not succeed). The form is common in narrative and reflective passages, and it is used with both concrete and abstract goals.

Etymology and related forms: Yritti and yritti-suffixes are related forms of the same verb family derived from yrittää. The root conveys the idea of making an attempt, while person and number are indicated by the standard Finnish verb suffixes. See also yrittää and Finnish verb conjugation.