palvelimme

Palvelimme is the first-person plural imperfect form of the Finnish verb palvella, meaning to serve or attend to. It is used to describe actions carried out by the speaker together with others in the past, and appears in narratives, reports, and everyday speech. For example: Me palvelimme asiakkaita koko päivän, meaning we served customers all day.

Palvella covers providing service, assisting guests or customers, and performing duties for others. In religious or ceremonial contexts it can also mean to serve God or a deity. The term is native Finnish and roots its usage in social and service-related actions.

Grammatically, palvella is a regular Finnish verb. The present tense first-person plural is palvelemme (we serve), while the past tense first-person plural is palvelimme (we served). Other person forms include palvelit (you served, singular), palveli (he/she/it served), palvelitte (you served, plural), and palvelivat (they served). Objects commonly take the partitive or accusative case depending on meaning and emphasis, e.g., Me palvelimme asiakkaita.

Derivative words include palvelu (service), palvelija (servant), and palvelemisesta (the act of serving). The word palvelemistilanteet can appear in service industry contexts as well as in historical or narrative passages describing actions of groups.

See also: Palvelu, Palvelija, Palvelin.