emme

emme

"Emme" means "we do not" or "we don't" in English.

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 mene tänään kouluun.

We are not going to school today.

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.

Emme osanneet vastata kysymykseen.

We couldn't answer the question.

Here, 'emme' is employed as the first person plural negative form of the verb 'tietää' (to know), negating the knowledge indicated in the sentence.

Vaikka emme tienneet lopputulosta, osallistuimme kilpailuun.

Even though we did not know the outcome, we participated in the competition.