Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkukin/, [ˈkuk̟in]
  • Rhymes: -ukin
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧kin

Etymology 1

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kuka +‎ -kin

Pronoun

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kukin

  1. (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
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Inflection
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The abessive singular and plural and sublative singular are rare.

The inflectional stem is ku- for all forms, unlike with kuka and kukaan.

Derived terms
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compounds
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polarity
pair
positive kukin
negative kukaan

Pronouns with same stems:

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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kukin

  1. instructive plural of kukka
    Piha oli koristeltu kukin.
    The courtyard was decorated with flowers.

Etymology 3

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Verb

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kukin

  1. first-person singular present/past indicative of kukkia

Anagrams

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