Me menemme sisälle, kun sataa.

to go

Breakdown of Me menemme sisälle, kun sataa.

• kun: when
• me: we
• sataa: to rain

Questions & Answers about Me menemme sisälle, kun sataa.

Why is me included in this sentence? Can it be omitted?

In Finnish the personal pronoun me (“we”) is usually optional because the verb ending -mme in mennemme already tells you the subject is “we.” You include me for emphasis or clarity, but you can drop it:

• “Mennemme sisälle, kun sataa.”
  If you want a more colloquial “let’s go,” you’d typically use the passive form instead (“Mennään sisälle, kun sataa.”).

What does mennemme mean and how is it formed?

mennemme is the first-person plural present tense of mennä (“to go”). It breaks down as:

• Stem: men- (from mennä)
• Ending: -mme (we)
  Put together you get men- + -mme = menemme, spelled mennemme.

Why is there a double “n” in mennemme, and why a double “m”?

The verb mennä has a stem men-. When you add the ending -mme, you get menemme, but Finnish orthography requires doubling the consonant for clear pronunciation and to follow syllable rules, so you see mennemme (nn + mm).

What’s the difference between sisälle and sisällä?