nimetame

Nimetame is the first-person plural present tense form of the Estonian verb nimetama, which means to name or to designate. As a finite verb form, nimetame indicates that the action of naming is carried out by the speaker together with others, in the present or near present. Estonian verb forms are inflected for person and number, and nimetame is created from the stem nimeta- with the 1st-person plural present ending.

Nimetame is a transitive verb; when used to express naming someone or something as something, the complement commonly appears in the translative case. A typical construction is Nimetame ta nimeks Karl, meaning “We name him as Karl.” This illustrates how the verb interacts with a predicative element to express designation or identity.

In usage, nimetame can appear in ordinary statements, instructional texts, or descriptive passages where a group is described as performing the action of naming. The form is one part of a wider conjugation system for nimetama, which includes other persons and numbers (such as I name, you name, he/she names, etc.) formed by applying the appropriate endings to the verb stem.

See also nimetama for the infinitive and general guidance on Estonian verb conjugation to understand how nimetame fits into the broader system of present-tense forms and transitive usage.