kuin

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Finnish [edit]

(index ku)

Etymology 1 [edit]

The instructive case of kuka <- Proto-Uralic *ku- (cognates include Hungarian hogy).

Adverb [edit]

kuin

  1. (colloquial) how?
    Kuin vanha sä oot?
    How old are you?

Conjunction [edit]

kuin

  1. (subordinating; with or without ikään + conditional mood) as if.
    Hän oli (ikään), kuin ei olisi huomannut mitään.
    He behaved as if he hadn't noticed anything.

Particle [edit]

kuin

  1. (coordinating; with yhtä or niin) as ... as:
    Kissa on yhtä suuri kuin pieni koira.
    The cat is as big as a little dog.
    Syö niin paljon kuin haluat.
    Eat as much as you want.
  2. (coordinating; with comparatives) than:
    Kissa on isompi kuin hiiri.
    The cat is bigger than a mouse.
  3. (coordinating) as, like:
    Se kävelee kuin ankka.
    It walks like a duck.

Etymology 2 [edit]

inflected form of kuu

Noun [edit]

kuin

  1. Instructive singular form of kuu.

Anagrams [edit]


Volapük [edit]

Noun [edit]

kuin (plural kuins)

  1. quintal (one hundred kilograms)

Declension [edit]