Minä lähetän uuden kirjan sähköpostitse.

I send the new book by email.

Breakdown of Minä lähetän uuden kirjan sähköpostitse.

• minä: I
• kirja: the book
• uusi: new
• lähettää: to send
• sähköpostitse: by email

Questions & Answers about Minä lähetän uuden kirjan sähköpostitse.

Why is the subject pronoun Minä explicitly used, even though Finnish often drops subject pronouns?

In Finnish the verb ending usually indicates the subject, so including Minä is often optional. However, it can be added for emphasis, clarity, or stylistic reasons. In this sentence it reinforces that I am performing the action.

What does the verb lähetän signify and how is it conjugated?

Lähetän is the first-person singular form of the verb lähettää, which means to send. The ending -n indicates that the subject is I. It is in the present tense, and note that Finnish does not have a distinct future tense—context shows whether the action is intended as a present or future event.

How is the object uuden kirjan formed grammatically, and what does its form indicate?

The phrase is composed of the adjective uuden (new) and the noun kirja (book), where both have been inflected to mark the object. The form kirjan is the accusative (or sometimes a marked form for a complete, definite object), and the adjective uuden agrees in case and number with kirjan. This agreement indicates that the object is seen as complete and specific within the context of the sentence.

What does sähköpostitse mean and how is it constructed?

Sähköpostitse translates as by email or via email. The word is formed by taking sähköposti (email) and adding the adverbial suffix -itse, which is commonly used in Finnish to express the means or method by which an action is carried out.

Why are there no articles like the or a in this sentence, even though English uses them?

Finnish does not have articles. Definiteness or indefiniteness is inferred from context, word order, or additional descriptive words rather than by using separate words like the or a. In this sentence, the specificity of uuden kirjan (“the new book”) is understood from the context without needing an article.