kun

See also -kun, kūn, kǔn, kùn, and kůň

Danish

Adverb

kun

1. only

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kʏn/

Verb

kun

1. inflected form of kunnen

   Kun jij iets doen voor mij?: Can you do something for me?

Synonyms

• kan

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin cum; Italian, Spanish con

Preposition

kun

1. in the company of, with
2. in addition to
3. characteristic considered separately from the whole
   • L. L. Zamenhof:

     Vorto dirita en ĝusta tempo estas kiel oraj pomoj kun arĝentaj ŝeloj.

     A word said at the right time is like golden apples with silver skins.

4. (used as prefix) together

Derived terms

• kunigi
• kuniĝi
• kunligi

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Finnish

(index ku)

Etymology

Originally the lative singular of kuka (“who”).

Conjunction

kun

1. when (temporal)

   Sain viestisi, kun olin jo matkalla lentokentälle.

   I got your message when I was already on my way to the airport.

   Hän ilmestyi antamaan ohjeita, kun olin jo saanut työn valmiiksi.

   He showed up to give instructions when I had already finished the job.

2. often with the clitic -han to express that the event of the main clause takes place immediately after that of the subclause: as soon as

   Tulen tapaamaan sinua, kun(han) saan tämän valmiiksi.

   I will come to see you as soon as I finish this job.

3. as
4. (somewhat rare) because
5. (obsolete) that, who, which, where (used as relative pronoun)

   Täällä on eräs mies, kun haluaisi tavata johtajaa.

   Täällä on eräs mies, joka haluaisi tavata johtajaa. (standard)

   Here is a man who would want to see the director.

Derived terms

• silloin kun
• sitten kun

Related terms

• kuin
• kunnes

Usage notes

• Kun can be used to express hope in sentences which in English are expressed sentiments such as "I wish", "I hope", "if only".
• Kun can also be added sometimes to sentences in order to express some level of doubt on the part of the speaker or writer of the truth or certainty of the information in the sentence.

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Ido

Preposition

kun

1. with

   Ilu iris kun elu a la parko.

   He went with her to the park.

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Japanese

Romanization

kun

1. See くん

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Lojban

Rafsi

kun

1. rafsi of kunra.

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Mandarin

Romanization

kun

1. Nonstandard spelling of kūn.
2. Nonstandard spelling of kǔn.
3. Nonstandard spelling of kùn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Norwegian

Adverb

kun

1. only

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Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *gün

Noun

kun (plural kunlar)

1. day
2. sun

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Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA: [kun], X-SAMPA: [kun]

Noun

kun (plural kuns)

1. cow

Declension

declension of kun

	singular	plural
nominative	kun	kuns
genitive	kuna	kunas
dative	kune	kunes
accusative	kuni	kunis
predicative	kunu	kunus
vocative	o kun!	o kuns!

Synonyms

• jibub

Antonyms

• hibub
• tor

Related terms

• bub
• veter

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Wik-Mungkan

Noun

kun

1. excrement, faeces, shit

Synonyms

• kaka