Finnish Word of the Day
mennä
/MEN-nah/ • verb (infinitive) — 8th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to go; to move from one place to another
Examples
- Menen kouluun joka päivä.
(I go to school every day.) - Haluaisin mennä elokuviin tänä iltana.
(I would like to go to the movies tonight.) - Mennään kahville?
(Shall we go for coffee?)
Synonyms
- lähteä
- kulkea
Mennä is the basic verb for going somewhere. It's used for physical movement (e.g., going to a place) and combines with places using the illative case (kouluun, elokuviin). Common colloquial forms include the imperative 'Mennään!' meaning 'Let's go!'.
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