jokin
See also: jokin'
FinnishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- jk (abbreviation, chiefly in dictionaries)
EtymologyEdit
Pronoun stem jo- (see joka) + enclitic particle -kin.
PronunciationEdit
PronounEdit
jokin (stem jo-)
- (indefinite) something.
- (indefinite, adjectival) some, one, a.
- what have you
- Nyt tarvittaisiin vasara tai jotain.
- Now we need a hammer or what have you.
- Nyt tarvittaisiin vasara tai jotain.
Usage notesEdit
- In colloquial Finnish, the paradigms of jokin (used of non-human referents in the standard language) and joku (for human referents) have merged. Thus, colloquially, the word joku is used for the nominative singular and its plural form jotkut is used for the nominative plural when referring to both human and non-human referents, but for all other case categories, the forms originating in the paradigm of jokin (above) are used. This leads to the following pairs in colloquial usage:
- joku mies / jollekin miehelle
- some man / to some man
- joku pöytä / jollekin pöydälle
- some table / onto some table
- and the following pairs in formal usage according to the standard language:
- joku mies / jollekulle miehelle
- (meanings as above)
- jokin pöytä / jollekin pöydälle
- (meanings as above)
DeclensionEdit
Case suffixes are regular; only the first part jo- is declined, the enclitic particle -kin doesn't change its form. Some cases have parallel forms without the k. The instructive and abessive cases are extremely rarely or never used. The sublative, lative and causative forms are used as adverbs.
Declension of jokin
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Derived termsEdit
- jollakin tavalla (adessive sg.) = somehow, someway (or another), in some way (or another), (in) one way or another, by some means
Related termsEdit
Pronouns with same stems: