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Questions & Answers about Me olemme samaa mieltä.
Why is there no single verb for "agree" here?
Finnish does not have a single common verb for this type of agreeing. Instead, it uses the idiom olla samaa mieltä, which literally translates to "to be of the same mind".
Why are the words sama and mieli in the partitive case (samaa mieltä)?
In Finnish, expressing an opinion often uses the partitive case. You can think of it as being "of" an opinion. The basic dictionary words are sama (same) and mieli (mind or opinion), which take the partitive endings to become samaa mieltä.
If I want to practice this lesson's topic and say "We agree too," where does the -kin ending go?
You attach -kin to the pronoun Me, making it Mekin olemme samaa mieltä. The ending goes on the word that "also" or "too" applies to, which in this case is us: "We too are of the same mind."
Can I put the -kin ending on the verb instead, like Me olemmekin samaa mieltä?
Yes, but it changes the meaning! Attaching -kin to a verb often shows surprise or confirms something previously doubted. Me olemmekin samaa mieltä means something like "Actually, we DO agree" or "Turns out we agree."
If I want to expand this sentence to say "We agree with you," how do I add "with you"?