tähtäämme

Tähtäämme is the first-person plural present tense form of the Finnish verb tähdätä. The verb means to aim at, to target, or in a figurative sense to intend or have as a goal. The form tähtäämme is used when the speaker includes themselves and others in the action of aiming or setting a goal. In literal usage, it can describe aiming toward a physical target; in figurative usage, it expresses goals, plans, or directions.

Common contexts for tähtäämme include policy, strategy, education, business, and everyday speech when stating collective aims. Examples: Me tähtäämme parempaan tulevaisuuteen. Tämä ohjelma tähtää kestävään kehitykseen. In English, the sense is close to “we aim” or “we intend,” often followed by kohti or by a noun phrase indicating the objective (for example, kohti kestävää kehitystä or tavoite).

Grammatical note: tähtäädä is a native Finnish verb, and tähtäämme follows regular Finnish present-tense conjugation patterns for a first-person plural form, with the -mme ending marking “we.”

Etymology: The verb tähdätä is part of core Finnish vocabulary; its exact historical origin is not always clear, but it has long been used to express aiming, directing, or intending.

See also: tähdätä, tavoite, päämäärä, pyrkiä.