maistamme

Maistamme is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb maistaa, meaning to taste. It translates as “we taste” or “we are tasting” and is used when the subject is a group that includes the speaker. In Finnish, verb forms carry person and number, and subject pronouns are often omitted, so maistamme can appear as a stand-alone clause.

The verb maistaa belongs to the standard Finnish verb system. Other present tense forms include maistan (I taste), maistat (you taste), maistaa (he/she tastes), maistatte (you all taste), and maistavat (they taste). Past tense conjugations are expressed with forms such as maistoin, maistoit, maisti, maistoimme, maistoitte, and maistoivat. The act of tasting can also be described with related terms such as maistaminen (the act of tasting) and maistuva (tasty).

Usage and context: Maistamme is commonly used in cooking, restaurant settings, and tasting sessions to indicate that a group is sampling food or drink. It can appear in menus, recipes, or reported speech about group tasting actions. As with many Finnish verb forms, context and accompanying nouns or pronouns clarify the subject when needed.

Etymology and related forms: Maistaa is a native Finnish verb; its inflected forms follow regular Finnic patterns. Related words include maistaminen (tasting) and maistuva (tasty), which expand the semantic range around the act and result of tasting.