Word
Me matkustamme Espooseen huomenna.
Meaning
We are traveling to Espoo tomorrow.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Me matkustamme Espooseen huomenna.
Why does Espoo become Espooseen when saying "to Espoo"?
In Finnish, the "into" or "to" case (the illative) has different endings depending on how the base word ends. Because the city name Espoo ends in a long vowel (two of the same vowels), it takes the -seen ending.
Can I leave out the word me and just say Matkustamme Espooseen huomenna?
Yes, absolutely! The -mme ending on matkustamme already tells us the subject is "we," so the pronoun me is optional. Including it just adds a little bit of emphasis.
The translation says "are traveling," but isn't matkustamme the regular present tense?
Yes, it is! Finnish doesn't have a separate "are doing" continuous tense like English does. Me matkustamme translates to both "we travel" and "we are traveling."
What is the dictionary form of matkustamme?
The basic form of the verb is matkustaa (to travel). To make the "we" form, you use the stem matkusta- and add the personal ending -mme.