lahjoitimme

Lahjoitimme is the first-person plural past tense form of the Finnish verb lahjoittaa, meaning "we donated." In Finnish, verbs encode person and number in their endings, so lahjoitimme explicitly indicates that the action was carried out by “us” in the past.

Lahjoitimme describes a completed act of giving, typically involving money, goods, or time. It is used as a finite verb in sentences. The subject is often explicit (me), but Finnish word order allows other elements to precede or follow the verb for emphasis. Example sentences include: Me lahjoitimme rahaa hyväntekeväisyyteen. Koululle lahjoitimme oppikirjoja.

If you want to refer to the act or the item donated as a noun, you would use lahjoitus or lahjoituksemme (our donation). For instance, Olemme tehneet lahjoituksen koululle, whereas Meidän lahjoituksemme oli suuri. The word lahjoitimme itself remains a verb form and not a noun.

Etymology: lahjoittaa derives from the noun lahja, meaning gift. The related nouns lahjoitus (donation, giving) and lahjoittaminen (donating as an activity) share the same root, reflecting the act of giving as a cultural practice.

See also: lahjoitus, lahjoittaminen, lahjoittaja, lahja. These terms cover the noun form of donation and related concepts of giving in Finnish.

In summary, lahjoitimme is a common verb form used to describe a past donation by a group, with noun forms available for referring to the donation itself.