Questions & Answers about Me lähdemme siis huomenna.
Why is siis in the middle of the sentence instead of at the beginning like the English word 'so'?
While you can start a sentence with siis, Finnish often places it right after the verb. This makes the sentence flow naturally and emphasizes the conclusion: 'We are leaving, then, tomorrow.'
How does lähdemme (we leave) express the future tense here?
Finnish does not have a separate future tense structure. You simply use the present tense verb (lähdemme) together with a future time word like huomenna (tomorrow) to show that the action will happen in the future.
If I want to add a kun (when) clause to this sentence, how does the punctuation work?
If you add a subordinate time clause to specify when tomorrow you are leaving, such as kun heräämme (when we wake up), you must use a comma to separate it from the main clause. For example: Me lähdemme siis huomenna, kun heräämme. In Finnish, commas before kun are strictly required!
What is the -na at the end of huomenna?
It is the essive case ending, which is used to tell when something happens. You have likely seen it on days of the week, like perjantaina (on Friday). Here it attaches to an old word root for morning (huomen) to mean 'tomorrow'.
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