"joku" meaning in Finnish

See joku in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /ˈjoku/, [ˈjo̞ku]
Rhymes: -oku Etymology: jo- + ku-. Originally an old compound of two pronominal stems, but is practically never considered a compound by speakers. Etymology templates: {{com|fi|joka|kuka|alt1=jo-|alt2=ku-|nocat=1}} jo- + ku- Head templates: {{head|fi|determiner}} joku Inflection templates: {{fi-decl-pron|10p=joillekuille|10s=jollekulle abbr. jklle|11p=joinakuina|11s=jonakuna|12p=joiksikuiksi|12s=joksikuksi|13p=(joittakuitta)|13s=(jottakutta)|14p=(joinkuin)|15p=(joinekuine)|1p=jotkut|1s=joku abbr. jk|2p=joidenkuiden joittenkuitten|2s=jonkun abbr. jkn|3p=joitakuita|3s=jotakuta abbr. jkta|4p=jotkut|4s=joku, jonkun|5p=joissakuissa|5s=jossakussa abbr. jkssa|6p=joistakuista|6s=jostakusta abbr. jksta|7p=joihinkuihin|7s=johonkuhun abbr. jkhun|8p=joillakuilla|8s=jollakulla abbr. jklla|9p=joiltakuilta|9s=joltakulta abbr. jklta|a4s=(joskus)|a6s=(jotenkuten)}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], joku abbr. jk [nominative, singular], jotkut [nominative, plural], - [singular, superessive], - [plural, superessive], jonkun abbr. jkn [genitive, singular], joidenkuiden [genitive, plural], joittenkuitten [genitive, plural], - [delative, singular], - [delative, plural], jotakuta abbr. jkta [partitive, singular], joitakuita [partitive, plural], - [singular, sublative], - [plural, sublative], joku [accusative, singular], jonkun [accusative, singular], jotkut [accusative, plural], joskus [lative, singular], - [lative, plural], jossakussa abbr. jkssa [inessive, singular], joissakuissa [inessive, plural], - [singular, temporal], - [plural, temporal], jostakusta abbr. jksta [elative, singular], joistakuista [elative, plural], jotenkuten [causative, singular], - [causative, plural], johonkuhun abbr. jkhun [illative, singular], joihinkuihin [illative, plural], - [multiplicative, singular], - [multiplicative, plural], jollakulla abbr. jklla [adessive, singular], joillakuilla [adessive, plural], - [distributive], joltakulta abbr. jklta [ablative, singular], joiltakuilta [ablative, plural], - [distributive, temporal], jollekulle abbr. jklle [allative, singular], joillekuille [allative, plural], - [prolative, singular], - [plural, prolative], jonakuna [essive, singular], joinakuina [essive, plural], - [singular, situative], - [plural, situative], joksikuksi [singular, translative], joiksikuiksi [plural, translative], - [oppositive, singular], - [oppositive, plural], jottakutta [abessive, singular], joittakuitta [abessive, plural], - [instructive, singular], joinkuin [instructive, plural], - [comitative, singular], joinekuine [comitative, plural]
  1. (indefinite) one, a, any, some (of people) Tags: indefinite
    Sense id: en-joku-fi-det-8gSNChIF Categories (other): Finnish determiners, Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish indefinite pronouns, Finnish pronouns Disambiguation of Finnish determiners: 38 34 0 28 0 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 46 47 0 7 0 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 46 0 8 0 Disambiguation of Finnish indefinite pronouns: 41 41 0 18 0 Disambiguation of Finnish pronouns: 36 33 0 31 0
  2. (colloquial, indefinite) one, a, any, some (of things) Tags: colloquial, indefinite
    Sense id: en-joku-fi-det-KHJUMV27 Categories (other): Finnish determiners, Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish indefinite pronouns, Finnish pronouns Disambiguation of Finnish determiners: 38 34 0 28 0 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 46 47 0 7 0 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 46 46 0 8 0 Disambiguation of Finnish indefinite pronouns: 41 41 0 18 0 Disambiguation of Finnish pronouns: 36 33 0 31 0
  3. (colloquial, indefinite) some, around, approximately Tags: colloquial, indefinite
    Sense id: en-joku-fi-det--D~ofTb4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jokunen, jonkinlainen, jonkunlainen, jonkunmoinen, joskus, jotenkuten, jokulähetys, jonkunnäköinen Related terms: joka, jokin, jompikumpi, kuka, kukaan, kukin, kumpi, kumpikaan, kumpikin, jotta

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈjoku/, [ˈjo̞ku]
Rhymes: -oku Etymology: jo- + ku-. Originally an old compound of two pronominal stems, but is practically never considered a compound by speakers. Etymology templates: {{com|fi|joka|kuka|alt1=jo-|alt2=ku-|nocat=1}} jo- + ku- Head templates: {{head|fi|pronoun}} joku
  1. (indefinite) someone, somebody Tags: indefinite
    Sense id: en-joku-fi-pron-0GYSbXYJ Categories (other): Finnish determiners, Finnish indefinite pronouns, Finnish pronouns Disambiguation of Finnish determiners: 38 34 0 28 0 Disambiguation of Finnish indefinite pronouns: 41 41 0 18 0 Disambiguation of Finnish pronouns: 36 33 0 31 0
  2. (colloquial, indefinite) something Tags: colloquial, indefinite
    Sense id: en-joku-fi-pron-P8m2iUWd

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "joka",
        "3": "kuka",
        "alt1": "jo-",
        "alt2": "ku-",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "jo- + ku-",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "jo- + ku-. Originally an old compound of two pronominal stems, but is practically never considered a compound by speakers.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "pronoun"
      },
      "expansion": "joku",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 0 28 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish determiners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 41 0 18 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish indefinite pronouns",
          "parents": [
            "Indefinite pronouns",
            "Indefinite pro-forms",
            "Pronouns",
            "Pro-forms",
            "Lemmas",
            "Terms by semantic function"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 33 0 31 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Someone is waiting for you",
          "text": "Joku odottaa sinua.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "somebody/-one else",
          "text": "joku muu",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "one of them",
          "text": "joku heistä",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "someone else",
          "text": "joku muu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "someone, somebody"
      ],
      "id": "en-joku-fi-pron-0GYSbXYJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "indefinite",
          "indefinite"
        ],
        [
          "someone",
          "someone"
        ],
        [
          "somebody",
          "somebody"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(indefinite) someone, somebody"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "\"something else\" and \"somebody else\"",
          "text": "joku muu",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "something"
      ],
      "id": "en-joku-fi-pron-P8m2iUWd",
      "links": [
        [
          "indefinite",
          "indefinite"
        ],
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, indefinite) something"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjoku/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjo̞ku]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oku"
    }
  ],
  "word": "joku"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jokunen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jonkinlainen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jonkunlainen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jonkunmoinen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "joskus"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jotenkuten"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jokulähetys"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jonkunnäköinen"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "joka",
        "3": "kuka",
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        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "jo- + ku-",
      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "jo- + ku-. Originally an old compound of two pronominal stems, but is practically never considered a compound by speakers.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fi-decl-pron",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joku abbr. jk",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jotkut",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "superessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "superessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jonkun abbr. jkn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joidenkuiden",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joittenkuitten",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "delative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "delative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jotakuta abbr. jkta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joitakuita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sublative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sublative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jonkun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jotkut",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joskus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "lative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "lative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jossakussa abbr. jkssa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joissakuissa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jostakusta abbr. jksta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joistakuista",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jotenkuten",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "johonkuhun abbr. jkhun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joihinkuihin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "multiplicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "multiplicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jollakulla abbr. jklla",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joillakuilla",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "distributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joltakulta abbr. jklta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joiltakuilta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "distributive",
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jollekulle abbr. jklle",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joillekuille",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "prolative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "prolative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jonakuna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joinakuina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "situative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "situative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joksikuksi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joiksikuiksi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "oppositive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "oppositive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jottakutta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joittakuitta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instructive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joinkuin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instructive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joinekuine",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "determiner"
      },
      "expansion": "joku",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "10p": "joillekuille",
        "10s": "jollekulle abbr. jklle",
        "11p": "joinakuina",
        "11s": "jonakuna",
        "12p": "joiksikuiksi",
        "12s": "joksikuksi",
        "13p": "(joittakuitta)",
        "13s": "(jottakutta)",
        "14p": "(joinkuin)",
        "15p": "(joinekuine)",
        "1p": "jotkut",
        "1s": "joku abbr. jk",
        "2p": "joidenkuiden\njoittenkuitten",
        "2s": "jonkun abbr. jkn",
        "3p": "joitakuita",
        "3s": "jotakuta abbr. jkta",
        "4p": "jotkut",
        "4s": "joku, jonkun",
        "5p": "joissakuissa",
        "5s": "jossakussa abbr. jkssa",
        "6p": "joistakuista",
        "6s": "jostakusta abbr. jksta",
        "7p": "joihinkuihin",
        "7s": "johonkuhun abbr. jkhun",
        "8p": "joillakuilla",
        "8s": "jollakulla abbr. jklla",
        "9p": "joiltakuilta",
        "9s": "joltakulta abbr. jklta",
        "a4s": "(joskus)",
        "a6s": "(jotenkuten)"
      },
      "name": "fi-decl-pron"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "det",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "joka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jokin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jompikumpi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kuka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kukaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kukin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kumpi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kumpikaan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kumpikin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "jotta"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 0 28 0",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 47 0 7 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 46 0 8 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "41 41 0 18 0",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Indefinite pronouns",
            "Indefinite pro-forms",
            "Pronouns",
            "Pro-forms",
            "Lemmas",
            "Terms by semantic function"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 33 0 31 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Mom, there's a salesman at the door.",
          "text": "Äiti, ovella on joku kaupustelija.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Some salesman visited us yesterday.",
          "text": "Joku kaupustelija kävi meillä eilen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one, a, any, some (of people)"
      ],
      "id": "en-joku-fi-det-8gSNChIF",
      "links": [
        [
          "indefinite",
          "indefinite"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "a",
          "a"
        ],
        [
          "any",
          "any"
        ],
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(indefinite) one, a, any, some (of people)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "38 34 0 28 0",
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          "_dis": "46 46 0 8 0",
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        },
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          "_dis": "36 33 0 31 0",
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        {
          "english": "Take one of these!",
          "text": "Ota joku näistä!",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "english": "I bought around 5 kilos of strawberries.",
          "text": "Ostin jonkun/joku 5 kiloa mansikoita.",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjoku/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjo̞ku]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oku"
    }
  ],
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}
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          "text": "Joku odottaa sinua.",
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        {
          "english": "somebody/-one else",
          "text": "joku muu",
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        {
          "english": "one of them",
          "text": "joku heistä",
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        {
          "english": "someone else",
          "text": "joku muu",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjoku/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjo̞ku]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oku"
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
      "word": "jonkunmoinen"
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    {
      "word": "joskus"
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    {
      "word": "jotenkuten"
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      ]
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        "singular"
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "jonkun abbr. jkn",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "joidenkuiden",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joittenkuitten",
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      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
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    },
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      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
        "delative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "jotakuta abbr. jkta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joitakuita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sublative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sublative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joku",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jonkun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jotkut",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joskus",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "lative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "lative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jossakussa abbr. jkssa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joissakuissa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jostakusta abbr. jksta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joistakuista",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jotenkuten",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "johonkuhun abbr. jkhun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joihinkuihin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "multiplicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "multiplicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jollakulla abbr. jklla",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joillakuilla",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "distributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joltakulta abbr. jklta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joiltakuilta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "distributive",
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jollekulle abbr. jklle",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joillekuille",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "allative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "prolative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "prolative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jonakuna",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joinakuina",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "essive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "situative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "situative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joksikuksi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joiksikuiksi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "translative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "oppositive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "jottakutta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joittakuitta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "abessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instructive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joinkuin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "instructive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "joinekuine",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "comitative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "determiner"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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        "10p": "joillekuille",
        "10s": "jollekulle abbr. jklle",
        "11p": "joinakuina",
        "11s": "jonakuna",
        "12p": "joiksikuiksi",
        "12s": "joksikuksi",
        "13p": "(joittakuitta)",
        "13s": "(jottakutta)",
        "14p": "(joinkuin)",
        "15p": "(joinekuine)",
        "1p": "jotkut",
        "1s": "joku abbr. jk",
        "2p": "joidenkuiden\njoittenkuitten",
        "2s": "jonkun abbr. jkn",
        "3p": "joitakuita",
        "3s": "jotakuta abbr. jkta",
        "4p": "jotkut",
        "4s": "joku, jonkun",
        "5p": "joissakuissa",
        "5s": "jossakussa abbr. jkssa",
        "6p": "joistakuista",
        "6s": "jostakusta abbr. jksta",
        "7p": "joihinkuihin",
        "7s": "johonkuhun abbr. jkhun",
        "8p": "joillakuilla",
        "8s": "jollakulla abbr. jklla",
        "9p": "joiltakuilta",
        "9s": "joltakulta abbr. jklta",
        "a4s": "(joskus)",
        "a6s": "(jotenkuten)"
      },
      "name": "fi-decl-pron"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "det",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "joka"
    },
    {
      "word": "jokin"
    },
    {
      "word": "jompikumpi"
    },
    {
      "word": "kuka"
    },
    {
      "word": "kukaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kukin"
    },
    {
      "word": "kumpi"
    },
    {
      "word": "kumpikaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "kumpikin"
    },
    {
      "word": "jotta"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "Mom, there's a salesman at the door.",
          "text": "Äiti, ovella on joku kaupustelija.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Some salesman visited us yesterday.",
          "text": "Joku kaupustelija kävi meillä eilen.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one, a, any, some (of people)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indefinite",
          "indefinite"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "a",
          "a"
        ],
        [
          "any",
          "any"
        ],
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(indefinite) one, a, any, some (of people)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish colloquialisms",
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Take one of these!",
          "text": "Ota joku näistä!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one, a, any, some (of things)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indefinite",
          "indefinite"
        ],
        [
          "one",
          "one"
        ],
        [
          "a",
          "a"
        ],
        [
          "any",
          "any"
        ],
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, indefinite) one, a, any, some (of things)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish colloquialisms",
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I bought around 5 kilos of strawberries.",
          "text": "Ostin jonkun/joku 5 kiloa mansikoita.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "some, around, approximately"
      ],
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        [
          "indefinite",
          "indefinite"
        ],
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ],
        [
          "around",
          "around"
        ],
        [
          "approximately",
          "approximately"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, indefinite) some, around, approximately"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "indefinite"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈjoku/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈjo̞ku]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oku"
    }
  ],
  "word": "joku"
}

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