lähdemme

Lähdemme is the 1st person plural present indicative form of the Finnish verb lähteä, meaning to depart or to set off. It is used to express that the speaker and others are leaving a place or starting a journey, often in the near future.

Usage wise, lähdemme is common in travel and planning contexts, in announcements, and in narrative descriptions of routes or excursions. It emphasizes the act of starting a movement from one location and is frequently paired with time expressions or destinations, for example, Lähdemme kotoa kahdeksalta or Lähdemme matkaan huomenna.

Grammatical notes: Lähdemme contains the subject implied by the form itself (we). Other present-tense forms of lähteä include minä lähden, sinä lähdet, hän lähtee, te lähdette, he lähtevät. The verb belongs to the Finnish stem-changing verb family and takes the standard present tense endings corresponding to person and number.

Examples:

- Lähdemme kotoa kahdeksalta. (We will leave home at eight.)

- Lähdemme matkaan huomenna. (We depart tomorrow.)

- Lähdemme liikkeelle, kun sää paranee. (We will set off when the weather improves.)

- Lähdemme kohti uusia seikkailuja. (We head toward new adventures.)

Etymology and related terms: Lähdemme derives from lähteä, meaning to depart, and is related to the noun lähtö, meaning departure, and to the root seen in forms like lähde (source) through shared historical origins. The related verb and nouns are frequently used to describe beginnings of journeys or actions.