Breakdown of Me emme halua lattiaksi parkettia emmekä laminaattia.
me
we
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
lattia
floor
haluta
to want
parketti
parquet
laminaatti
laminate
Questions & Answers about Me emme halua lattiaksi parkettia emmekä laminaattia.
Why is "nor" translated as emmekä here instead of just eikä?
In Finnish, "neither... nor" is expressed by repeating the negative verb and adding the suffix -kä to the second one. Because the subject is me (we), the first negative verb is emme. The second negative verb must also match the subject, so we use emme + -kä, resulting in emmekä.
Why is the word for floor in the translative case (lattiaksi)?
The translative case (ending in -ksi) is often used to express a role, a purpose, or what something becomes. Here, lattiaksi translates best as "for the floor" or "to serve as the floor".
Why are parkettia and laminaattia in the partitive case?
In negative sentences, the object of the action is almost always in the partitive case. Since they do not want these materials, the base words parketti and laminaatti take the partitive ending -a.
Could I drop the pronoun me at the start of the sentence?
Yes, you can. Because the first person plural is clearly marked by the verb emme, the pronoun me is optional. Starting the sentence with Emme halua... is perfectly natural and common.
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