käynnistimme

Käynnistimme is a Finnish verb form meaning “we started” or “we initiated.” It is the first-person plural past tense (preterite) of the transitive verb käynnistää, which means to start, boot up, or initiate a device, program, project, or process. Finnish marks tense primarily through verb endings, so -imme signals that the subject is “we” and the action occurred in the past.

Usage and scope: Käynnistimme is used whenever a group performed the starting action in the past. It governs a direct object in many contexts, such as a machine, software, or a project. Examples include: Käynnistimme koneen. (We started the machine.) Käynnistimme ohjelman uudelleen. (We restarted the program.) Käynnistimme uuden hankkeen. (We started a new initiative.) The form is common in technical writing, journalism, and everyday speech when describing actions taken by a team or group.

Related forms and notes: Käynnistää is the infinitive meaning “to start” or “to boot up.” Other related conjugations include käynnisti (he/she started) and käynnistin (I started). The noun käynnistys refers to the act of starting or activation, and is used for terms such as start-up or initialization in technical contexts. In Finnish usage, the choice of tense and subject agreement is essential, as näitä verb forms carry clear information about who performed the action and when it occurred.