Questions & Answers about Elokuvan jälkeen me menemme kotiin.
Why does elokuva (the film) end with an -n here?
This is because of the word jälkeen (after). The word jälkeen is a postposition, and in Finnish, postpositions usually require the word connected to them to be in the genitive case. To do this, we add an -n to the end of elokuva, making it elokuvan. You can literally think of it as saying "the film's after".
Doesn't "after the film" translate to jälkeen elokuvan? Why is the order reversed?
English uses prepositions, which are placed before the noun. Finnish mostly uses postpositions, which are placed after the noun. Because jälkeen is a postposition, it must come directly after the noun it relates to, giving us elokuvan jälkeen.
Why are we using kotiin instead of just koti for "home"?
The verb menemme (we go) involves movement toward a destination. In Finnish, to show movement into or to a place, we use a specific "into" form. For koti (home), we double the last vowel and add -n, creating the form kotiin (to home).
Could I leave out the word me and just say "Elokuvan jälkeen menemme kotiin"?
Yes, you absolutely can. The verb ending -mme in menemme already clearly means "we go". In standard Finnish, the pronouns for "I" and "we" are frequently dropped unless you specifically want to emphasize them.