Breakdown of Hän on Saksasta, ei Suomesta.
olla
to be
hän
he / she
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
Suomi
Finland
Questions & Answers about Hän on Saksasta, ei Suomesta.
Why does Saksa become Saksasta, but Suomi becomes Suomesta?
The ending -sta means from. For Saksa (Germany), you just add it directly to the end. However, many Finnish words ending in -i, like Suomi (Finland), change the -i to an -e- before you can attach grammar endings. That is why it becomes Suomesta.
Why do both of these words take the -sta ending instead of -stä?
This is because of vowel harmony. Since Saksa has the back vowel a, and Suomi has the back vowels u and o, they both require the back-vowel ending -sta. You only use -stä if the word has front vowels like ä, ö, or y.
Why does the second part say just ei Suomesta instead of ei ole Suomesta?
Does Hän only mean he?
No, Finnish does not have separate gendered pronouns. The word Hän means both he and she. You can usually tell which one is meant from the context of the conversation.