Visitors may be surprised to discover that "please" doesn't work quite the same way across the Nordic countries – revealing a very different way of thinking about politeness.
What do you mean “directly into grammar” for Finnish? A quick search says “kiitos” is please (and thank you?), but not sure if it’s the same function as what you’re saying for the other Indo-European languages.
What do you mean “directly into grammar” for Finnish? A quick search says “kiitos” is please (and thank you?), but not sure if it’s the same function as what you’re saying for the other Indo-European languages.
The equivalent of the word “please” is built by adding “-isi” and “-ko” to the end of the word. Plus the personal suffix, such as “-t”.
Mennä = To go
Mene! = Go!
Menisitkö! = Go, please!