kypsennämme

Kypsennämme is the present tense form of the Finnish verb kypsentää, meaning “we cook,” “we bake,” or more generally “we prepare food to the proper degree.” It is an active, transitive verb used to describe the process of cooking food until it is ready to eat. The form kypsennämme specifically indicates that the subject is group acting together, as in a shared cooking activity or a recipe instruction.

Grammatically, kypsennämme is a regular present-tense form of a Finnish verb. The stem is kypsenn-, and the personal ending is -ämme. The verb kypsentää belongs to the broader family related to kypsy, meaning ripeness or readiness. Related nouns include kypsy (ripeness), kypsyys (maturation), and kypsennys (the act of cooking or heating to completion).

Usage notes: kypsennämme appears in cooking contexts, such as recipes or instructions, where a group performs the action of cooking. It is typically used with a direct object referring to food, for example, “Me kypsennämme perunat uunissa” (We bake the potatoes in the oven). The form is distinct from passive kypsennetään (it is cooked) or conditional kypsennettäisiin (would be cooked).

Etymology: The verb derives from kypsä, meaning ripe or ready, with the sense of bringing food to a ready state through heat. The concept encompasses various cooking methods, including baking, roasting, frying, or simmering, depending on context.

See also: kypsy, kypsyys, kypsennys, kypsentää.