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Questions & Answers about Hän näkee minut.
What does Hän mean in this sentence?
Hän is the third person singular pronoun in Finnish that can mean either he or she. Finnish does not have gender-specific pronouns, so Hän is used for both males and females.
What is the dictionary form of näkee, and what tense is it in?
The dictionary (infinitive) form of näkee is nähdä. In this sentence, näkee is the conjugated form in the third person singular present tense, meaning sees.
Why is the pronoun for "me" written as minut instead of minä?
In Finnish, minä is the nominative form used for the subject. When referring to oneself as the object, the pronoun changes form. Minut is the accusative form of minä, used here because it serves as the direct object of the verb.
What case is being used for the object minut, and why is it chosen in this sentence?
Minut is in the accusative case. This case is used for direct objects when the action is viewed as complete or whole. Since the sentence expresses a full, definitive action (someone sees someone completely), Finnish employs the accusative form rather than the partitive.
Can you explain the basic sentence structure of Hän näkee minut?
Yes, the sentence follows the typical Finnish sentence order of subject–verb–object. Hän is the subject, näkee is the verb, and minut is the object. This structure is straightforward and similar to the basic SVO order found in English.
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