teemme

Teemme is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Estonian verb tegema, meaning "we do" or "we make." It is used to describe actions performed by the speaker together with others and is common in both spoken and written Estonian. The form often appears in contexts of collective effort, planning, or collaboration, for example, "Teeme seda koos" (We will do this together).

Linguistically, teeme is part of the standard present tense conjugation of tegema: teen (I do), teed (you do, singular), teeb (he/she does), teeme (we do), teete (you do, plural), teevad (they do). The verb tegema covers a wide range of activities, from concrete actions to more abstract tasks, and it is widely used across different registers of language.

Etymology traces tegema to a common Finno-Ugric root for “to do” or “to make,” with cognates in closely related Finnic languages. In addition to its literal use, teeme can appear in idiomatic expressions and, in informal speech, can function as a compact form of suggesting action, akin to "Let's do it" in English. The standalone fragment "Teeme!" can signal a call to action when the context is clear, though full phrases are typically preferred in formal or precise writing.