Menemme järvelle, vaikka ulkona on kylmä.

We go to the lake even though it is cold outside.

Breakdown of Menemme järvelle, vaikka ulkona on kylmä.

• olla: to be
• mennä: to go
• ulkona: outside
• kylmä: cold

Questions & Answers about Menemme järvelle, vaikka ulkona on kylmä.

Where is the word “we” in the Finnish sentence? Why is there no pronoun?

In Finnish the subject pronoun is usually dropped because it is clear from the verb ending.

• Menemme = we go / we are going
  
  • -mme is the ending for “we” (1st person plural).

So:

• Me menemme järvelle. – fully explicit
• Menemme järvelle. – normal, more natural; me is understood from -mme.

Both are grammatically correct; everyday Finnish usually omits me if there’s no special emphasis.

How is menemme formed, and what are the other forms of mennä in the present tense?

The infinitive is mennä (to go). In the present tense it uses the stem mene-:

• minä menen – I go
• sinä menet – you go (singular)
• hän menee – he/she goes
• me menemme – we go
• te menette – you go (plural)
• he menevät – they go

So menemme = mene- (stem) + -mme (we-ending).

Why is it järvelle and not just järvi?