Breakdown of Me emme matkusta Lontooseen, koska me jäämme kotiin.
me
we
koska
because
ei
no / not (negative verb)
koti
the home
Questions & Answers about Me emme matkusta Lontooseen, koska me jäämme kotiin.
Why is the verb matkusta missing the -mme ending for "we"?
In Finnish, when you make a verb negative, the negative word (ei) acts like a verb and changes to match the person. For "we", it becomes emme. The main verb (matkustaa) then drops its personal ending to become the basic stem matkusta.
How does the ending on Lontooseen work?
The ending -seen means "to" or "into" a place (this is called the illative case). When a word ends in two of the same vowels, like Lontoo (London), the "into" ending is -seen. This makes Lontooseen (to London).
In English we say we are staying "at" home. Why does kotiin have the "into" ending here?
This is a common trip-up! In Finnish, the verb jäädä (to stay) requires you to use the "into" ending for the location, rather than the "in" or "at" endings. Think of it as leaving yourself into a place. So koti (home) becomes kotiin (into home).
Do I have to say the word me twice in this sentence?
No, you can actually drop both of them! Because the words emme and jäämme already clearly tell us the subject is "we", the pronoun me is optional. You could just say: Emme matkusta Lontooseen, koska jäämme kotiin.