hlustuðum

Hlustuðum is the first-person plural past tense form of the Icelandic verb hlusta, meaning to listen. It literally corresponds to "we listened" in English and is used when the speaker includes themselves with others in a past listening activity.

Formation and morphology: The verb hlusta appears in past tense with the form við hlustuðum to indicate that the action was carried out by the speaker and at least one other person. Other past-tense forms of hlusta include ég hlustaði (I listened), þú hlustaðir (you listened), hann/hún hlustaði (he/she listened), and þeir/þær hlustuðu (they listened). The sentence structure typically places the subject before the verb or uses an implicit subject when clear from context.

Usage: Hlustuðum is used to describe a completed act of listening in the past. It can refer to listening to music, a broadcast, a conversation, or other auditory experiences, often with a temporal adverb such as í gær (yesterday) or fyrir stuttu (a while ago).

Examples:

- Í gær hlustuðum við á tónlistina í stofunni.

- Við hlustuðum á fréttirnar í morgun og ræddu þær.

See also: hlusta (to listen); Icelandic verb conjugation; Icelandic grammar.

Notes: As a grammatical form, hlustuðum is not a noun or independent concept but a specific conjugation of hlusta used in the past tense by the first-person plural.