sairastumme

Sairastumme is a Finnish verb form meaning “we fall ill” or “we become sick.” It is the present indicative, first-person plural form of the verb sairastua, which means to fall ill or to become sick. In Finnish, the subject is often indicated by the verb form itself, so the pronoun me (we) is frequently omitted.

The form is used to describe illness affecting a group that includes the speaker. For example, a sentence like Sairastumme talvisaikaan is commonly understood as “We fall ill in winter,” though in natural speech the subject is often implicit. The verb can also be used in more general statements about the occurrence of illness within a group.

Sairastua belongs to the group of intransitive verbs that describe a change of state. Its related forms include sairastun (I fall ill), sairastut (you fall ill), sairastuu (he/she/it falls ill), and sairastuvat (they fall ill). The noun form sairastuminen refers to the process of becoming ill, while sairaus is the noun for an illness or disease. Common related expressions describe examination, treatment, or recovery from illness, such as parantua (to recover) or mennä kipeäksi (to become sick).

In Finnish usage, sairastumme is a neutral, everyday way to speak about illness within a group. It is suitable for personal statements, news reports, and written text alike. The term underscores the shared or collective aspect of an illness event, rather than focusing on an individual alone.