suunnistimme

Suunnistimme is the first-person plural past tense form of the Finnish verb suunnistaa, meaning “we navigated” or “we orienteered.” The word describes the action of orienting oneself, typically using a map and compass, and is especially common in reference to the sport of orienteering, which in Finnish is called suunnistus.

Grammatically, suunnistimme is a finite verb in the indicative mood, past tense (imperfect). The suffix -imme marks the first-person plural, and the stem comes from suunnist- plus the standard past tense ending. In ordinary speech or writing, the subject pronoun me may be omitted because the verb form itself signals the subject.

Usage notes include that suunnistimme is most often encountered in recounting past activities related to navigation or orienteering, such as training sessions, competitions, or outdoor adventures. It can appear in descriptive sentences about how a course was completed or how a team found their way through a course.

Related terms include suunnistus (the sport of orienteering) and suunnistaa in its other tenses, such as suunnistan (I navigate) or suunnisti (he/she navigated). The term is regular in its conjugation and serves as a common example of Finnish past-tense verb forms used to describe collective actions. Example: Me suunnistimme kartan ja kompassin avulla kohti maalia.