No. 280 in Finnish
me
"We"
In a sentence
Me asuimme pitkään maaseudulla.
We lived for a long time in the countryside.
The word "me" is used as the subject pronoun "we" in whom the focus of the action resides.
Opettaja sanoi: "Me opimme joka päivä jotakin uutta."
The teacher said: "We learn something new every day."
Here, "me" refers inclusively to the speaker (the teacher) and their class or a group that is involved in the learning process.
Meidän on hyvä mennä ajoissa.
It's good for us to go on time.
In this sentence, "meidän" is a form derived from "me" and indicates possession; it shows purpose or obligation for 'us' in the expressed opinion.
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