väritimme

Väritimme is the first-person plural past tense form of the Finnish verb värittää, meaning to color, tint, or colorize. It translates to “we colored” in English and is used to describe an action in which color is applied to a surface or object. The verb stems from väri, color, with the causative suffix -ttää.

Morphology and usage: The suffix -imme marks the first-person plural past tense. It is a finite verb form and requires a subject (we). It typically takes a direct object and often specifies the color or instrument used, for example: Me väritimme seinän keltaisella maalilla — We colored the wall with yellow paint.

Contexts and nuance: Väritimme is common in descriptions of art, design, decoration, interior finishing, and printing, where the act of applying color is relevant. It denotes the act of adding color rather than adjusting light or shade in other senses, and it can be complemented by color words or instruments.

Examples: Me väritimme taulun useilla eri sävyillä. (We colored the painting with several different shades.) Viime viikolla väritimme koko julkaisun grafiikkaa. (Last week we colored the entire publication’s graphics.)

Related forms: The present tense equivalents include väritän (I color), värität (you color), and värittää (to color). The past participle is väritetty (colored). Väritin, väritit, väritti are other person-specific past forms. Väritäminen and värittäminen refer to the act of coloring in general.