No. 831 in Finnish
emme
"Emme" means "we do not" or "we don't" in English.
In a sentence
Emme mene tänään kouluun.
We are not going to school today.
Here, 'emme' is used as the first person plural (we) negative form of the verb 'mennä' (to go), indicating that the subject 'we' does not perform the action of going today.
Emme osanneet vastata kysymykseen.
We couldn't answer the question.
In this sentence, 'emme' is again the first person plural (we) negative form, used with the verb 'osata' (to know how to do something), and it negates the action of knowing how to answer.
Vaikka emme tienneet lopputulosta, osallistuimme kilpailuun.
Even though we did not know the outcome, we participated in the competition.
Here, 'emme' is employed as the first person plural negative form of the verb 'tietää' (to know), negating the knowledge indicated in the sentence.
Emme mene tänään ulos.
We are not going out today.
The word 'emme' is used here as a negation prefix for the first-person plural form of the verb 'mennä' (to go).
Emme tiedä mitä tapahtui.
We do not know what happened.
The word 'emme' negates the first-person plural form of the verb 'tietää' (to know).
Emme voi hyväksyä tätä ratkaisua.
We cannot accept this solution.
The word 'emme' is used to negate the auxiliary verb 'voida' (can) for the first-person plural.
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