kuin

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See also: kuīn

Finnish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkui̯n/, [ˈkui̯n]

Etymology 1

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

Conjunction

kuin

  1. (subordinating, + conditional) as if
    Hän oli kuin ei olisi huomannut mitään.
    He behaved as if he hadn't noticed anything.
  2. (~ myös) as well as
    kuin kesällä myös talvellain summer as well as winter
Synonyms

Particle

kuin

  1. (coordinating) used in yhtä kuin and niin kuin
    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 comparative) 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.

Adverb

kuin

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

Etymology 2

Noun

kuin

  1. (deprecated template usage) instructive plural of kuu

Anagrams


Middle English

Noun

kuin

  1. Alternative form of kyne

Volapük

Noun

kuin (nominative plural kuins)

  1. quintal (one hundred kilograms)

Declension