Questions & Answers about Suihkumme on nyt remontissa.
How does the word suihkumme mean "our shower"?
It combines the word suihku (shower) with the first-person plural possessive suffix -mme (our). This suffix attaches directly to the end of the noun to show ownership.
Don't I need the word meidän (our) before suihkumme?
In standard written Finnish, the suffix -mme on its own is enough to mean "our", so meidän is completely optional. However, in everyday spoken Finnish, people usually do the exact opposite: they drop the suffix and just say meidän suihku.
Why do we use the singular verb on (is) when -mme implies a plural owner (us)?
The verb always matches the subject being talked about. The subject here is the shower (suihku), which is singular. Even though it belongs to multiple people, there is only one shower, so we use on.
Why does remontti (renovation) have the -ssa ending here?
The ending -ssa means "in". While in English you say a room is "under renovation", Finnish expresses this state literally as being "in renovation" (remontissa).
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