mihin

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmihin/, [ˈmiɦin]
• Rhymes: -ihin
• Syllabification^(key): mi‧hin
• Hyphenation^(key): mi‧hin

Pronoun

mihin

1. illative singular/plural of mikä

Adverb

mihin

1. (of movement) where, whereto, whither

   Synonyms: see minne

   • 1933/1938, Pyhä Raamattu [The Holy Bible], Helsinki: Suomen Pipliaseura, Evankeliumi Johanneksen mukaan (John) 13:36:

     Simon Pietari sanoi hänelle: "Herra, mihin sinä menet?" Jeesus vastasi hänelle: "Mihin minä menen, sinne sinä et voi nyt minua seurata, mutta vastedes olet minua seuraava".

     Simon Peter said unto him, Lord, whither goest thou? Jesus answered him, Whither I go, thou canst not follow me now; but thou shalt follow me afterwards

Usage notes

• The difference between minne and mihin depends on the context. Usually mihin implies a more precise or exact location than minne. In some other cases, mihin is used when describing a location in which the speaker and listener are nearby, and minne is used when the listener is far away.
  • Unlike tämä, tuo and se, mikä only maintains this distinction with the illative and sublative. For example, while tämä has a distinction between tässä and täällä, mikä only has missä encompassing both.

Inflections

→○	illative/sublative	mihin / minne
○	inessive	missä
○→	elative	mistä

Further reading

• “mihin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 December 2023