Breakdown of Minä menen luontoretkelle huomenna.
minä
I
mennä
to go
huomenna
tomorrow
luontoretki
the nature trip
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Questions & Answers about Minä menen luontoretkelle huomenna.
Why is Minä used here? Can it be omitted?
In Finnish, the subject pronoun minä (I) is optional because the verb ending -n in menen already indicates first person singular. However, including Minä adds emphasis or clarity—especially in spoken or written contexts where you want to stress who is performing the action.
What does menen mean and what tense is it?
menen is the present tense, first person singular form of the verb mennä (to go). It translates as I go or I am going.
What does luontoretkelle mean?
luontoretkelle comes from the compound noun luontoretki (nature excursion/hike) plus the allative case suffix -lle, which indicates movement to something. So luontoretkelle means to a nature trip or to go on a hike in nature.
Why is the suffix -lle used on luontoretkelle?
Finnish uses the allative case (-lle) to show direction towards something—equivalent to English to. Here it marks that you are going to the nature excursion.
Why is luontoretkelle written as one word? Can you split it?
Finnish prefers compound words: luonto (nature) + retki (trip) becomes luontoretki. You then add the case ending -lle to get luontoretkelle. Splitting them into two words would be ungrammatical.
What part of speech is huomenna, and can its position change in the sentence?
huomenna is an adverb of time meaning tomorrow. Finnish word order is flexible, so you can say Huomenna minä menen luontoretkelle, Minä menen luontoretkelle huomenna, or even Menen huomenna luontoretkelle without changing the basic meaning.
How do you pronounce huomenna correctly?
In Finnish, stress is always on the first syllable. huomenna is pronounced HUO-men-na, where uo sounds like “wo” in wonder, each consonant is clear, and all three syllables are evenly articulated.