Questions & Answers about Me matkustamme Lontooseen.
Where is the word for "to" in this sentence?
In Finnish, "to" is usually expressed by adding an ending directly to the destination word, rather than using a separate little word like a preposition in English. Here, that ending transforms the city name Lontoo into Lontooseen.
Why is the ending for London -seen? I thought "to" places usually just double the last vowel and add -n (like Helsinkiin).
Good catch! Normally, you do just double the last vowel and add -n. But because Lontoo already ends in a long vowel (the double "o"), doubling it again would create three o's in a row! To avoid that awkwardness, Finnish adds the special ending -seen to words that already end in two vowels.
Why is "are traveling" translated as just one word, matkustamme?
Finnish doesn't have a separate continuous tense for things happening right in this exact moment (like "are traveling" vs "travel"). The verb matkustaa (to travel) combined with the "we" ending -mme covers both meanings perfectly. The context tells you which one makes sense.
Can I leave out the word Me (we) and just say Matkustamme Lontooseen?
Yes, you absolutely can! Because the verb ending -mme already clearly shows that "we" are doing the action, dropping the pronoun Me is very common and completely correct. Keeping it in the sentence usually just adds a little bit of emphasis.
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