Tom tietää minut.

Sentence Discussions Finnish
#1
English Translation

Tom knows me.

Can you really say that? I think it should be “Tom tuntee minut”.

#2

Yeah, you can say that. When “Tom tietää minut”, he knows who I am, and when “Tom tuntee minut”, he knows me personally.

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#3

Interesting. So you don’t have to say something like “Tom tietää kuka minä olen.”.

#4

No, you don’t have to but you can. That is also correct.

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