"kuin" meaning in Finnish

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈkui̯n/, [ˈkui̯n]
Rhymes: -uin Etymology: The plural instructive case of kuka. Etymology templates: {{m|fi|kuka}} kuka Head templates: {{head|fi|adverbs|||||||||f1accel-form=comparative|f2accel-form=comparative|f3accel-form=superlative|f4accel-form=superlative|head=|sort=}} kuin, {{fi-adv}} kuin
  1. how? Tags: colloquial Synonyms: kuinka Derived forms: kuinkaan, jotakuinkin, kutakuinkin
    Sense id: en-kuin-fi-adv-0cMBReF7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈkui̯n/, [ˈkui̯n]
Rhymes: -uin Etymology: The plural instructive case of kuka. Etymology templates: {{m|fi|kuka}} kuka Head templates: {{head|fi|conjunction|cat2=|head=}} kuin, {{fi-con}} kuin
  1. (subordinating, + conditional) as if Tags: subordinating Synonyms (as if): ikään kuin
    Sense id: en-kuin-fi-conj-9lle1OKY Disambiguation of 'as if': 100 0 0
  2. In the structure niin ... kuin ...: ... as well as ...
    Sense id: en-kuin-fi-conj-me9VRifH
  3. In the structure kuin ... myös ...: ... as well as ...
    Sense id: en-kuin-fi-conj-UrUQMPeh
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (as well as): kuten
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'as well as': 0 51 49

Noun

IPA: /ˈkui̯n/, [ˈkui̯n]
Rhymes: -uin Head templates: {{head|fi|noun form}} kuin
  1. instructive plural of kuu Tags: form-of, instructive, plural Form of: kuu
    Sense id: en-kuin-fi-noun-FPGacSmz
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Particle

IPA: /ˈkui̯n/, [ˈkui̯n]
Rhymes: -uin Etymology: The plural instructive case of kuka. Etymology templates: {{m|fi|kuka}} kuka Head templates: {{head|fi|particle}} kuin
  1. (coordinating) as, like Tags: coordinating
    Sense id: en-kuin-fi-particle-WUQhEusc
  2. In the structure yhtä ... kuin: as ... as (equative, comparing/equating two things)
    Sense id: en-kuin-fi-particle-r~MgSGEI
  3. In the structure niin ... kuin: as ... as (in other senses, such as when the second "as" is followed by a verb or adjective)
    Sense id: en-kuin-fi-particle-v0ZkXs1g Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup, Finnish particles Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 11 11 4 0 24 48 1 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup: 3 0 13 12 3 0 20 44 5 Disambiguation of Finnish particles: 6 0 7 7 0 25 56 0
  4. (coordinating, with comparative) than Tags: coordinating
    Sense id: en-kuin-fi-particle-c4NxHBsF
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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        "f4accel-form": "superlative",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kuin",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kuin",
      "name": "fi-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How old are you?",
          "text": "Kuin vanha sä oot?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kuinka"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkui̯n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkui̯n]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kuin"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Finnish 1-syllable words",
    "Finnish coordinating conjunctions",
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "Finnish non-lemma forms",
    "Finnish noun forms",
    "Finnish subordinating conjunctions",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/uin",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/uin/1 syllable"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "kuin",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "kuu"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "instructive plural of kuu"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kuu",
          "kuu#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "instructive",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkui̯n/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkui̯n]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kuin"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Finnish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-22 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (fc4f0c7 and c937495). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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