Minä kysyn sinulta lisää huomenna.

I will ask you more tomorrow.

Breakdown of Minä kysyn sinulta lisää huomenna.

• minä: I
• sinä: you
• huomenna: tomorrow
• kysyä: to ask
• lisää: more

Questions & Answers about Minä kysyn sinulta lisää huomenna.

Why is the word sinulta used instead of sinua?

In Finnish, the suffix -lta (ablative case) indicates "from someone." So sinulta literally means "from you," which fits the idea that you are asking questions from the other person. Using sinua (the partitive case) would instead mean "I ask you" in a more direct sense, but here we specifically want to convey "from you."

Do we need to include minä, or can we omit it?

It’s common to leave out pronouns in Finnish when the subject is clear from the verb form. For example, you could say Kysyn sinulta lisää huomenna (without minä) and it would still mean "I will ask you more tomorrow." Pronouns like minä are often added for emphasis or clarity.

What is the function of lisää in this sentence?

Lisää is in the partitive case, used here to mean "more" or "further." It often implies additional quantity or information. You could think of it as "some more" in English, emphasizing an indefinite amount or added information being requested.

Why does huomenna end with -na?

The word huomenna is an adverb that means "tomorrow," and it’s formed from the root huomen plus the -na suffix. In Finnish, -na or -nä sometimes appears in time expressions (e.g., aamuna "on the morning," iltana "on the evening"). Although it looks similar to the essive case, huomenna is used as a fixed adverbial form for "tomorrow."

Is there a difference if I change the word order, for example Minä kysyn lisää sinulta huomenna?

Finnish word order is relatively flexible, so Minä kysyn lisää sinulta huomenna still conveys the same general meaning. However, native speakers often use the order that feels most natural or emphasizes the desired part of the sentence. Placing sinulta immediately after kysyn can highlight that the questions are specifically directed to you, while putting sinulta later can place more emphasis on lisää (the fact that you're asking for more).