mene nukkumaan
To say "go to sleep" in Finnish, you use mene nukkumaan.
The phrase is used to instruct someone to go to bed in order to sleep.
How does it change in a sentence?
mene nukkumaan is the singular imperative form, used when speaking to one person informally. To say "I am going to sleep", use the first-person singular form menen nukkumaan.
Did you know?
- Finnish distinguishes between the act of going to bed nukkumaan and the act of falling asleep nukahtaa, which describes the exact moment of losing consciousness.
- In many Finnish households, instead of saying 'go to sleep', parents might say mene lepoon, which more literally means 'go to rest'.
- The verb mennä (to go) in mene nukkumaan is used similarly to the English 'go', but in Finnish it can also be used to describe things that 'go' or 'fit' into a space, like a key in a lock.
Examples in context
- Hei kaveri, mene nukkumaan!Go to sleep, buddy!This example shows how to use mene nukkumaan when addressing a friend informally.Tatoeba #10076483 by Silja, translation #10072330 by AlanF_US
- Mene nukkumaan, Tomi. Sinun pitää herätä aikaisin aamulla.Go to sleep, Tom. You need to wake up early tomorrow morning.This example demonstrates using mene nukkumaan while explaining a reason for going to bed.Tatoeba #5302620 by Orava, translation #2770664 by CK
- Mene nukkumaan.Go to sleep.This example shows a simple command using mene nukkumaan.Tatoeba #4562316 by Orava, translation #453530 by saasmath
- Mene nukkumaan, lapseni.Go to sleep, my child.
- Olette varmasti väsynyt, menkää nukkumaan.You must be tired, go to sleep.
- Olkaa hyvä ja menkää nukkumaan ajoissa.Please go to sleep on time.
- Mene nukkumaan! Sinun täytyy herätä aikaisin huomenna.Go to sleep! You need to wake up early tomorrow.
- Huomenna on pitkä päivä, joten mene nukkumaan ajoissa!Tomorrow is a long day, so go to sleep early!
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Example conversation
Antti and Sofia are talking in their living room late at night.
- AnttiKello on jo paljon, mene nukkumaan.It is already very late, go to sleep.
- SofiaEn ole vielä väsynyt.I am not tired yet.
- AnttiSinun pitää levätä, Sofia.You need to rest, Sofia.
- SofiaOkei, menen nukkumaan nyt.Okay, I am going to sleep now.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
