näimme

Näimme is the first-person plural past tense form of the Finnish verb nähdä, meaning "to see." It is used to state that the speaker and at least one other person saw something in the past. As a finite verb form, näimme carries information about person (first person), number (plural) and mood/tense (past). The word itself is not a noun or a proper name.

Grammar: Nädä has the simple past stem nä- with the ending -imme for the first-person plural. The corresponding present first-person plural form is näemme, while the first-person singular past is näin. In sentences, näimme typically appears with an object or clause following the verb, for example: Me näimme sen.

Usage: Näimme is common in narrative recounts, diaries and reporting. It can take a direct object and can be used with time adverbs such as eilen (yesterday) or silloin (then). It may also appear in reported speech when describing past events witnessed by the speaker.

Examples:

- Me näimme eilen auringonlaskun. (We saw a sunset yesterday.)

- Me näimme sinut puistossa. (We saw you in the park.)

See also: nädä, Finnish verb conjugation, imperfect (Finnish).