kien

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See also: Kien, kiên, Kiên, kiện, kiến, and Kiến

Bau Bidayuh

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Noun

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kien

  1. fish (vertebrate animal)

Esperanto

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Etymology

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From kie +‎ -n.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkien]
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  • Rhymes: -ien
  • Hyphenation: ki‧en

Adverb

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kien

  1. whither, to where (interrogative correlative of direction)

Usage notes

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Like other interrogative and relative correlatives, kien can be combined with ajn, the adverbial particle of generality. Kien ajn thus means "(to) wherever" or "whitherever".

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See also

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Javanese

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Determiner

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kien

  1. (Cirebon) this, these

Maltese

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Root
k-w-n
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Etymology

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From Arabic كَانَ (kāna).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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kien (imperfect jkun, verbal noun kewn or kjien)

  1. to be
    • 2008, Trevor Żahra, Il-Ġenn li Jżommni f’Sikti, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Missieri kien niżel jiġri isfel, ħareġ fuq l-għatba u beda jsejjaħ lill-pulizija biex iwissihom b’dan il-periklu.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2018, Antoinette Borg, Amina, Merlin Publishers, →ISBN:
      Imnalla għajjatlu Fredu u kellu jwaqqaf l-eloġju ta’ nannuh, għax naħseb l-istorja li kien imiss kienet li għandu xi gżira privata.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

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  • When used as an independent verb, the imperfect form of kien has the sense of the future: Inkun miljunarju. – “I will be a millionaire.” The present tense is expressed by the subject pronouns without a verb: Jien miljunarju. – “I am a millionaire.”
  • As a subordinate verb, the imperfect of kien is used in the normal fashion: Irrid inkun miljunarju. – “I want to be a millionaire.” The same is true of the perfect: Kont miljunarju. — “I was a millionaire.”

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of kien
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m kont kont kien konna kontu kienu
f kienet
imperfect m nkun tkun jkun nkunu tkunu jkunu
f tkun
imperative kun kunu

Derived terms

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Middle English

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Noun

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kien

  1. Alternative form of kyne

Volapük

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Noun

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kien (nominative plural kiens)

  1. knee

Declension

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