Questions & Answers about Me kävelemme puiston ympäri.
Why does "puisto" (park) have an "-n" at the end?
The word ympäri (around) is a postposition, which is like a preposition but goes after the noun. In Finnish, most postpositions require the noun before them to be in the genitive (possessive) case. So, you add an -n to make puisto into puiston.
How does the dictionary verb "kävellä" (to walk) become "kävelemme"?
Kävellä is a Type 3 verb. To find the base form (the stem) for these verbs, you remove the last two letters (-lä) and add an -e-, which gives you kävele-. Then, you just add the "we" ending -mme to make kävelemme.
Could I drop the word "Me" and just start the sentence with "Kävelemme"?
Yes! In Finnish, the verb ending -mme already tells us that "we" are doing the action. The pronoun Me is completely optional here and is very often left out in normal conversation.
Does Finnish always put words like "around" after the noun instead of before it?
Usually, yes. Finnish relies heavily on postpositions (words placed after the noun) rather than prepositions (words placed before). So instead of "around the park", Finnish logic literally says "the park's around" (puiston ympäri).