Minä menen pysäkille.

I go to the bus stop.

Breakdown of Minä menen pysäkille.

• minä: I
• mennä: to go
• pysäkki: the bus stop

Questions & Answers about Minä menen pysäkille.

Why is Minä included at the beginning? Do I have to include the subject pronoun in Finnish?

You don’t have to. Finnish is a pro-drop language, so the verb ending already tells you the subject.

• Menen pysäkille and Minä menen pysäkille both mean “I’m going to the bus stop.”
• You include Minä only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity.

What is the meaning of menen, and how is it formed?

Menen is the first person singular present tense of the verb mennä (to go). Its full present-tense conjugation is:

• Minä menen
• Sinä menet
• Hän menee
• Me menemme
• Te menette
• He menevät

What case is pysäkille, and what does it signify?

Pysäkille is pysäkki (bus stop) in the allative case, marked by the suffix -lle. The allative indicates movement toward or onto a surface or place, so pysäkille means “to the bus stop.”

Why use the allative -lle instead of the illative -iin (pysäkkiin)?