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tunnemme

Tunnemme is the first-person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb tuntea, meaning to feel, sense, or know. In standard Finnish, tunnemme can express both physical sensations and subjective knowledge, depending on the context. The form is commonly used in everyday speech to indicate a collective perception or experience by the speaker and others.

Morphology and derivation: The verb tuntea belongs to a common class of Finnish verbs that form the

Usage and nuance: Tunnemme is often translated as “we feel” or “we sense,” but when referring to

See also: tuntea, tietää.

present
tense
by
adding
personal
endings
to
a
stem.
The
present
stem
is
tunne-,
and
tunnemme
literally
means
“we
feel”
or
“we
know”
in
a
sense
of
awareness
rather
than
a
stated
fact.
The
form
is
used
with
other
persons
and
numbers
through
the
regular
conjugation
of
tuntea.
knowledge
rather
than
sensation,
it
can
carry
a
softer
nuance
than
tietää,
which
means
“to
know
for
sure.”
It
is
commonly
used
to
describe
emotions,
impressions,
or
experiential
knowledge.
Examples:
Me
tunnemme
iloa.
(We
feel/experience
joy.)
Me
tunnemme
epävarmuuden.
(We
feel
uncertainty.)
Me
tunnemme,
että
tilanne
on
huono.
(We
feel/are
aware
that
the
situation
is
bad.)