Breakdown of Haluaako se tulla sun luokse?
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
sinä
you
tulla
to come
haluta
to want
luokse
to someone's place
Questions & Answers about Haluaako se tulla sun luokse?
Why is se translated as "she" in this sentence instead of "it"?
In spoken Finnish (puhekieli), it is completely normal to use se (it) when talking about people instead of the formal hän (he/she). You have to rely on the context of the conversation to know if it means he, she, or it.
Is sun also a spoken language word?
Yes! Sun is the very common colloquial form of sinun (your). In everyday speech, you will hear sun almost constantly instead of the formal version.
How exactly does the word luokse work here?
Luokse is a postposition that means "to" or "to the place of" a person. Postpositions usually require the word right before them to be in the genitive (ownership) case, which is why we use the genitive sun (your) instead of the basic word for "you".
Why does the question particle -ko attach to the verb instead of the pronoun?
In Finnish, the question particle -ko or -kö is attached to the specific word you are asking about, and that word is moved to the very front of the sentence. Since you are asking about her desire to come, the particle attaches to the verb haluaa (wants) to make haluaako.
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