kukin
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Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
kukin
- (indefinite) each
- Kukin niistä maksoi 50 (viisikymmentä) senttiä.
- Each of them costs 50 cents.
- On noin 250 eri vähemmistöryhmää, joihin kuhunkin kuuluu alle 100 henkilöä.
- There are about 250 different minority groups, to each of which belongs under 100 people.
- Kullakin yksilöllä on oikeus elämään.
- Each individual has the right to live.
Usage notes[edit]
- kukin has also plural forms. They are used, for example, with words that are used only in the plural: kutkin häät (“each (of the) wedding(s)”).
Inflection[edit]
Declension of kukin
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The abessive singular and plural and sublative singular are rare.
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Related terms[edit]
polarity pair |
positive | kukin |
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negative | kukaan |
Pronouns with same stems:
Further reading[edit]
- “kukin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
kukin
- instructive plural of kukka
- Piha oli koristeltu kukin.
- The courtyard was decorated with flowers.
Etymology 3[edit]
Verb[edit]
kukin