Questions & Answers about Me olemme nyt siellä.
Do I always have to use the word me with olemme?
No, you don't! Because the verb olemme has the -mme ending, which always means "we", the pronoun is optional. You can simply say Olemme nyt siellä and it means exactly the same thing. Including me just adds a little bit of emphasis to the word "we".
I learned another word for "there" (tuolla). Why does this sentence use siellä?
Both mean "there", but they are used differently. Siellä is used for a place that is out of sight, like when you are talking on the phone about a distant place you just arrived at. Tuolla is used when you are physically pointing at a spot you can see right in front of you.
Could I change the word order and say "Me olemme siellä nyt"?
Yes, you can! Finnish word order is quite flexible. Me olemme nyt siellä sounds very natural and subtly highlights the word nyt (now), but putting nyt at the end of the sentence is also completely correct.
Is the double "m" in olemme important?
Yes, very important! In Finnish, a double consonant means you must hold the sound a little longer when speaking. Also, the grammatical ending for "we" verbs is exactly -mme. If you write or say it with just one "m", it won't be a real word and will sound incorrect to a native speaker.
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