Questions & Answers about Käytkö sinä koulussa?
Why is it koulussa (in school) instead of kouluun (to school) when the English translation says go to?
The verb käydä (to visit / to go regularly) is treated as a static verb in Finnish. While the English translation is go to, Finnish focuses on the time spent at the location rather than the movement getting there. Because of this verb's rule (its rection), it always requires a static location ending like the in ending (-ssa/-ssä) or at ending (-lla/-llä) rather than a movement ending.
Why does the question part of the verb end in -kö instead of -ko?
To turn a verb into a yes/no question, you add the question particle -ko or -kö. Because the root verb käydä contains the front vowels ä and y, Finnish vowel harmony rules require you to use the front vowel version -kö to make käytkö.
How do we get the form käyt from the dictionary word käydä?
Käydä is a Type 2 verb. To conjugate it for you, you remove the infinitive ending -dä to find the stem, which is käy-. Then you add the standard you ending -t, resulting in käyt. The question particle -kö is then added to the very end.
Do I have to say the word sinä in this sentence?
No, it is completely optional. Because the verb ending -t in käytkö already clearly means you, you can just say Käytkö koulussa? without changing the meaning at all. Leaving the pronoun out is very common in everyday Finnish.
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