Voimme tehostaa ilmanvaihtoa.

to be able to

Breakdown of Voimme tehostaa ilmanvaihtoa.

• ilmanvaihto: the ventilation
• tehostaa: to improve efficiency; enhance

Questions & Answers about Voimme tehostaa ilmanvaihtoa.

What does voimme mean, and how is it formed?

Voimme means we can.

It comes from the verb voida, which means to be able to / can.

In this sentence, voimme is:

• present tense
• 1st person plural
• so: we can

The ending -mme is the normal Finnish ending for we on a verb.

So very roughly:

• voida = to be able to
• voimme = we are able to / we can

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Why isn’t there a separate word for we in the sentence?

Finnish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb ending.

So:

• voimme already means we can
• adding me would be possible, but not necessary

You could say:

• Me voimme tehostaa ilmanvaihtoa.

But that usually adds emphasis, something like:

• We can improve the ventilation.

Without me, the sentence is more neutral and natural in many contexts.

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Why is there no word like to before tehostaa?