Questions & Answers about Minä näen silmän.
Yes. In Finnish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb ending already shows the person.
- Minä näen silmän.
- Näen silmän.
Both mean I see the eye in this context.
Minä is used when you want to be explicit, contrast with someone else, or add emphasis. In neutral everyday speech, leaving it out is very common.
Näen is the 1st person singular present tense form of the verb nähdä, which means to see.
So:
- nähdä = to see
- näen = I see
Very roughly, the verb form tells you both the tense and the subject:
- näen = I see
- näet = you see
- näkee = he/she/it sees
So the -n in näen marks I.