Breakdown of He luulevat, että minä suutun.
minä
I
he
they
että
that (conjunction)
luulla
to think, to suppose
suuttua
to get angry
Questions & Answers about He luulevat, että minä suutun.
Why is there a comma before että?
In Finnish, a comma is strictly required before subordinate clauses introduced by words like että (that). While in English you might say 'They think I will get angry' with no comma and even dropping the word 'that', in Finnish you must use both the comma and the word että.
Why does the translation say 'will get angry' when suutun is in the present tense?
Finnish does not have a separate future tense. You use the regular present tense for both things happening right now and things that will happen later. The context here tells us this is a prediction about what will happen, so 'will get angry' is the most natural English translation.
Why use luulevat for 'think' here instead of ajattelevat?
The verb luulla means 'to think' in the sense of assuming, believing, or guessing something to be true. Because they are making an assumption about my future feelings, luulevat is the exact right choice. The verb ajatella is used more for the actual mental process of thinking or pondering something in your head.
Could I leave out the word minä and just say ..., että suutun?
Yes, you can! Because the verb ending -n in suutun already clearly means 'I', the pronoun minä is technically optional. Keeping it in this sentence just adds a slight emphasis to the fact that it is me specifically who they think will get angry.
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