notuðum

Notuðum is the first-person plural past tense form of the Icelandic verb nota, meaning to use. It is used to indicate that the subject we performed the action of using something in the past. As a finite verb form, notuðum typically appears in narrative or reporting contexts where the speaker is describing a past event or decision that involved multiple people.

Morphology and usage notes: The verb nota is a regular -a verb in Icelandic. The present tense forms are notum (we use), notar (he/she uses), etc. The past tense for first-person plural is notuðum, while other past forms include notaði (singular) or notuðu (third-person plural). The form notuðum carries a present indicative-like meaning only in the past, and is used with a subject marked as við. The past participle is notaður, used in compound tenses and adjectival phrases.

Example: Við notuðum nýja aðferð í rannsókninni. We used a new method in the study. This illustrates how notuðum appears with a direct object in the accusative case and can pair with time markers to situate the action in the past.

Related forms: The infinitive is nota, the present tense forms include notum and notar, and the past participle is notaður. Notuðum can also appear in formal or written Icelandic, while spoken language may occasionally substitute synonyms or adjust word order without changing the essential past meaning.

See also: Nota (to use); Icelandic verb conjugation; Past tense in Icelandic.