No. 877 in Finnish
mennään
"Let's go."
In a sentence
Mennään kauppaan ostamaan ruokaa.
Let's go to the store to buy food.
Here, 'mennään' is used to suggest going somewhere, representing an invitation for collective action.
Jos kaikki ovat valmiita, mennään ulos odottamaan.
If everyone is ready, let's go outside and wait.
In this case, 'mennään' is used similarly to the previous example but specifically adds a condition to the proposal.
Mennään bussilla keskustaan, koska auto on huollossa.
Let's go to the city center by bus because the car is being serviced.
Here, 'mennään' is combined with an explanation, making it part of a more complex sentence providing a reason.
Mennään rannalle piknikille.
Let's go to the beach for a picnic.
Here, 'mennään' is used as a first-person plural imperative, translating to 'let's go'.
Jos sataa, mennään museoon.
If it rains, we will go to the museum.
'Mennään' is used in a conditional future context to indicate 'we will go' or 'let's go' depending on the situation.
Aina kun on vapaata aikaa, mennään ulos kävelemään.
Whenever there is free time, we go out for a walk.
Here, 'mennään' indicates a habitual action in the present tense, i.e., 'we go'.
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