Minä juon kahvia keittiössä.

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Breakdown of Minä juon kahvia keittiössä.

• kahvi: the coffee
• juoda: to drink
• -ssa: in
• keittiö: the kitchen

Questions & Answers about Minä juon kahvia keittiössä.

Why is kahvia used instead of kahvi?

In Finnish, when talking about an indefinite or non-specific quantity of something (like some coffee), you use the partitive case, which for kahvi is kahvia. It indicates that you’re not referring to a whole, single unit of coffee, but rather to an unspecified amount.

Why does keittiössä end with -ssä?

The -ssa/-ssä ending is the inessive case marker, which corresponds roughly to “in” in English. It shows that the action is happening inside or within a place, in this case inside the kitchen.

Do I have to use Minä?

You don’t always need to include Minä in Finnish. Verbs are conjugated in such a way that the pronoun can often be dropped when it’s clear from context who the subject is. However, including Minä can add emphasis or clarity if needed.

What is the base form of juon?

The base form (infinitive) of juon is juoda, which means “to drink.” Juon is the first-person singular present tense form, so it translates to “I drink.”