tapasimme

Tapasimme is a Finnish verb form meaning “we met.” It is the first-person plural past tense (indicative) of tavata, the verb that means to meet. In Finnish, the past tense for regular verbs is formed by adding the past tense ending -i along with the personal ending -mme for the first-person plural, producing tapasimme from tavata.

The form is used to describe a completed meeting or encounter that occurred in the past. It appears in narratives, diaries, and reports when the speaker refers to something that happened earlier. For expressing that we have met at some point prior, Finnish differentiates the present perfect, which uses the compound form olemme tavanneet, rather than tapasimme.

Common related forms include tapasin (I met), tapasimme (we met), tapasitte (you all met), and tapasivat (they met). These past-tense forms are regular for the verb tavata, making tapasimme predictable for learners of Finnish conjugation.

Examples:

- Tapasimme eilen kahvilassa. (We met yesterday in the café.)

- Tapasimme vanhan koulukaverin kaupungissa.

Pronunciation follows Finnish phonology, with the first syllable typically receiving the emphasis: tapasimme. The word is one of many simple past forms used to convey a specific past event, as opposed to the broader, experience-oriented present perfect.

See also: Finnish verbs, tavata, Finnish grammar, past tense.