jäimme

Jäimme is a Finnish verb form meaning “we stayed” or “we remained.” It is the first-person plural past tense of jäädä, the verb used to describe staying in a place, remaining in a situation, or being left behind in a sense of continuing to be in a state.

In terms of formation, jäimme is built from the stem jää-, combined with the past tense ending -imme to indicate subject “we.” The infinitive is jäädä. Other related forms include jäin (I stayed) and jäitte (you all stayed), reflecting the same verb across different persons. Jäkä toimii as an intransitive verb and is typically followed by a locative complement such as kotiin, kaupungissa, tai jonkun luona to specify where or in what state the staying occurred.

Usage of jäimme is common in narrative past tense describing actions completed in the past by a group that includes the speaker. Examples include: Me jäimme kotiin tänä iltana, koska satoi. Me jäimme ystäviksi pitkän keskustelun jälkeen. The form can also express remaining in a non-physical sense, as in tilanteesta johtuen me jäimme siihen ratkaisuun.

Comparison with related forms: jäädä contrasts with the present tense jään (I stay) and the past singular jäin (I stayed). Jäimme, like other Finnish past-tense forms, is used in descriptive writing, conversations about past events, and reporting outcomes of collective actions. The word is primarily Finnish and functions as a standard verb form within the language.