Breakdown of Ne tulee luultavasti takas huomenna.
ne
they / those (non-human) / they (of people)
huomenna
tomorrow
tulla
to come
takaisin
back (direction, returning)
luultavasti
probably
Questions & Answers about Ne tulee luultavasti takas huomenna.
Why is the verb tulee in the singular form when the pronoun ne is plural?
In spoken Finnish (puhekieli), it is very common to use the third-person singular verb form with the third-person plural pronoun. So instead of the standard written he tulevat or ne tulevat, people usually just say ne tulee.
Is takas a spoken-language version of another word?
Yes! It is the shortened, colloquial form of takaisin, which means 'back'. In everyday speech, dropping the end of the word to say takas is extremely common.
Doesn't ne refer to things? Can it refer to people here?
Yes, it almost certainly refers to people here. In standard written Finnish, he is used for people and ne for things or animals. However, in spoken Finnish, ne is almost universally used to mean 'they' for people too.
How is the word luultavasti (probably) formed?
It is built from the verb luulla (to suppose, think, or believe). The ending -sti is used to create adverbs, functioning much like '-ly' in English.
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