Breakdown of Ne tulee mun luokse huomenna.
minä
I
ne
they / those (non-human) / they (of people)
huomenna
tomorrow
tulla
to come
luokse
to someone's place
Questions & Answers about Ne tulee mun luokse huomenna.
Why is the verb tulee in the singular when the subject ne (they) is plural?
This is a key feature of spoken Finnish (puhekieli). When using ne to mean 'they' for people, spoken Finnish pairs it with the third-person singular verb form. So instead of the standard written he tulevat, you will hear ne tulee.
Wait, doesn't ne mean 'they' for things and animals, not people?
In standard written Finnish, yes. You would use he for people and ne for everything else. But in spoken Finnish, it is completely normal and extremely common to use se for 'he/she' and ne for 'they' when talking about people.
I know mun means 'my', but why is it used before luokse?
Luokse is a postposition meaning 'to' or 'to the place of' a person. Postpositions usually require the word before them to be in the genitive (possessive) case. Mun is the spoken form of minun (my/mine), so mun luokse works just like saying 'to my place'.
Could I just use the allative case mulle instead of mun luokse here?
Yes, you often can! Ne tulee mulle huomenna is a very natural and even shorter way to say 'they are coming to my place tomorrow' in everyday spoken Finnish.
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