Minä menen heti puistoon.

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Breakdown of Minä menen heti puistoon.

• mennä: to go
• puisto: the park
• heti: immediately

Questions & Answers about Minä menen heti puistoon.

Why is the subject Minä included? Isn’t the verb ending enough to show who’s doing the action?

In Finnish, verb endings indicate person and number, so menen already means “I go.” You can omit Minä without losing meaning: Menen heti puistoon. Including Minä adds emphasis or clarity, for instance if you want to contrast with someone else (e.g., “I am the one going immediately to the park”).

What is menen, and how does it relate to the infinitive mennä?

Menen is the first-person singular present indicative form of the verb mennä (“to go”). The pattern is:

• Infinitive: mennä
• I go: menen
• You go: menet
• He/she goes: menee, etc.

What does heti mean, and why is it placed between the verb and the object?

Heti means “immediately” or “right away.” Adverbs of time like heti are quite flexible in Finnish; here it’s natural to place it right after the verb for emphasis on the promptness:
– Menen heti puistoon. = “I’m going to the park right away.”
You could also say Heti menen puistoon, but that sounds more poetic or old-fashioned.

Why is puistoon in this form instead of puisto or puistossa?