Questions & Answers about Me kirjoitamme kotona.
The dictionary form is kirjoittaa with two T's. Why does kirjoitamme only have one T?
This is because of consonant gradation. Kirjoittaa is a Type 1 verb. To find the stem, we remove the final -a, leaving kirjoitta-. When we add the -mme ending for "we", the syllable becomes closed (ending in a consonant). This triggers a "weak" grade, so the double tt weakens to a single t, giving us kirjoitamme.
Does kirjoitamme mean "we write" or "we are writing"?
It means both! Finnish does not have a separate continuous tense like English does. Depending on the context, Me kirjoitamme can be translated as "We write" (in general) or "We are writing" (right now).
Do I have to say Me kirjoitamme, or can I just drop the pronoun and say Kirjoitamme?
You can just say Kirjoitamme. Because the -mme ending clearly tells us the subject is "we", the pronoun Me is optional. In spoken Finnish, people often include it, but dropping it is perfectly correct.
Why is "at home" kotona? I thought "in" or "at" usually ends in -ssa or -lla.
The word for home, koti, is a bit special. Kotona uses an old ending to mean "in a state of being at home". While you might sometimes see kodissa used to mean "inside the physical house", kotona is the standard, everyday fixed word to say you are "at home".
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