molempi
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
See molemmat.
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
molempi
- (informal or dialectal, indefinite) both
- Olen kokeillut molempaa makua. mutta pidän suklaasta enemmän.
- I've tried both flavors, but I prefer the chocolate one.
Usage notes[edit]
In standard language, only the plural forms are used independently (see molemmat). Yet, in colloquial language, the word is used with a full inflectional paradigm that distinguishes between singular and plural number, not unlike that of kumpikin (the standard-language equivalent for structures where the number distinction is useful).
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of molempi (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | molempi | molemmat | |
| genitive | molemman | molempien | |
| partitive | molempaa | molempia | |
| illative | molempaan | molempiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | molempi | molemmat | |
| accusative | nom. | molempi | molemmat |
| gen. | molemman | ||
| genitive | molemman | molempien molempainrare | |
| partitive | molempaa | molempia | |
| inessive | molemmassa | molemmissa | |
| elative | molemmasta | molemmista | |
| illative | molempaan | molempiin | |
| adessive | molemmalla | molemmilla | |
| ablative | molemmalta | molemmilta | |
| allative | molemmalle | molemmille | |
| essive | molempana | molempina | |
| translative | molemmaksi | molemmiksi | |
| instructive | — | molemmin | |
| abessive | molemmatta | molemmitta | |
| comitative | — | molempine | |
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- (colloquial interjection, usually in a jocular meaning) Molempi parempi! = Same difference!