Breakdown of Hän tulee varmasti huomenna.
hän
he / she
huomenna
tomorrow
tulla
to come
varmasti
certainly, surely
Questions & Answers about Hän tulee varmasti huomenna.
How is the adverb varmasti formed here?
It is built by taking the adjective varma (certain, sure) and adding the suffix -sti. This suffix works just like '-ly' in English, turning adjectives into adverbs to describe how an action is done.
The translation says 'will come', but doesn't tulee just mean 'comes' in the present tense?
Exactly! Finnish does not have a dedicated future tense. To talk about the future, you simply use the present tense verb tulee along with a time word that points to the future, like huomenna (tomorrow).
Why is varmasti placed right after the verb instead of at the end of the sentence?
While Finnish word order is quite flexible, putting varmasti right after the verb tulee is the most natural way to emphasize that the action itself is certain. If you moved it to the end of the sentence, it would sound a bit like an afterthought.
I noticed huomenna ends in -na. Is that a grammar case ending?
Yes, the -na ending is the essive case, which is commonly used on time words to pinpoint exactly when something happens. You will learn the rules for this case in a later lesson, so for now, just memorize huomenna as a fixed vocabulary word meaning tomorrow.