kontrollisime

Kontrollisime is an Estonian verb form that corresponds to "we checked" in English. It is the first-person plural past tense of kontrollima, meaning to check, inspect, or verify. The form is used in narrative and reporting contexts to indicate a completed set of checks performed by a group including the speaker.

The base verb kontrollima is formed from the stem kontroll- with the infinitive ending -ima. The noun kontroll derives from the same root and denotes an act of checking or verification. The word is widely used in administrative, technical, and everyday Estonian, reflecting common practice of documenting checks.

As a finite past tense form, kontrollisime requires a subject that includes the speaker (we). It appears in statements about past activities and can be used with a wide range of objects, from documents to processes. In negation, Estonian uses ei plus the past tense form to negate the action, e.g., "Me ei kontrollinud ..." (we did not check ...).

Examples:

Estonian: Me kontrollisime kõik dokumendid enne esitamist. Translation: We checked all the documents before submission.

Estonian: Me kontrollisime kauba kvaliteeti enne saatmist. Translation: We checked the quality of the goods before shipment.

Estonian: Kontrollisime, kas kõik oli korras. Translation: We checked whether everything was in order.

See also: kontrollima, kontroll, kontrollimine, kontrollija, kontrollitud.