vierailin

Vierailin is the first-person singular imperfect tense form of the Finnish verb vierailla, meaning to visit or to pay a visit. It describes a past action in which the subject visited a person, place, or event. The form is used in narrative and personal statements, and follows the regular pattern of the type-1 verb vierailla.

In Finnish, vierailin corresponds to "I visited." Other persons are formed with the same verb stem: sinä vierailit (you visited), hän vieraili (he/she visited), me vierailimme (we visited), te vierailitte (you all visited), he vierailivat (they visited). The imperfect tense is commonly used for past events that are viewed as completed.

Usage notes: vierailla conveys the sense of paying a visit, often to people, institutions, or places, and can carry a nuance of purpose or social interaction. In everyday language, speakers may also use other verbs like käydä to express visiting in some contexts, but vierailla emphasizes the act of visiting someone or somewhere.

Examples:

- Minä vierailin eilen kaupungissa. (I visited the city yesterday.)

- Hän vieraili vanhempieni luona. (He/she visited my parents.)

Related terms: vierailu (a visit; the act of visiting), vierailla (to visit), vierailija (visitor).