Breakdown of Lähdemme isoäidin luota kello viisi.
kello
watch / clock (the time)
viisi
five
lähteä
to leave
isoäiti
grandmother
luota
from someone's place, away from (someone)
Questions & Answers about Lähdemme isoäidin luota kello viisi.
This lesson teaches using ne with a singular verb for 'they'. How would you apply that here to say 'They leave grandmother's place...'?
You would say Ne lähtee isoäidin luota... In spoken Finnish (puhekieli), 'they' becomes ne (literally 'those'), and the verb takes the singular third-person form (lähtee) instead of the standard plural lähtevät.
Why use the postposition luota instead of just using the case ending in isoäidiltä?
Isoäidin luota specifically means leaving her physical location or home ('grandmother's place'). If you used the ablative case isoäidiltä, it would usually mean receiving something from her, like a letter or a gift. The postposition luota is the 'from' counterpart to luona (at someone's place) and takes a genitive word before it (isoäidin).
Is it also correct to say kello viideltä?
Yes, both are perfectly correct! When the word kello is in the sentence, you can just use the basic number (viisi). However, if you omit the word kello in everyday speech, you must use the ablative case and say viideltä (at five).
How is lähdemme usually said in everyday spoken Finnish?
In spoken Finnish, 'we' sentences almost always use the passive verb form. You would say me lähdetään (or just lähetään) instead of the standard me lähdemme.
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