minkälainen

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Finnish

Etymology

minkä (what) +‎ -lainen (kind of).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiŋkæˌlɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): minkä‧lainen

Adjective

minkälainen (not comparable)

  1. what kind of
    Minkälainen ihminen sinä olet?
    What kind of a person are you?

Usage notes

Although minkälainen is largely replaced by the shorter form millainen, it is often used in sentences where one wants to stress that word or the importance of the question.

Declension

Inflection of minkälainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative minkälainen minkälaiset
genitive minkälaisen minkälaisten
minkälaisien
partitive minkälaista minkälaisia
illative minkälaiseen minkälaisiin
singular plural
nominative minkälainen minkälaiset
accusative nom. minkälainen minkälaiset
gen. minkälaisen
genitive minkälaisen minkälaisten
minkälaisien
partitive minkälaista minkälaisia
inessive minkälaisessa minkälaisissa
elative minkälaisesta minkälaisista
illative minkälaiseen minkälaisiin
adessive minkälaisella minkälaisilla
ablative minkälaiselta minkälaisilta
allative minkälaiselle minkälaisille
essive minkälaisena minkälaisina
translative minkälaiseksi minkälaisiksi
abessive minkälaisetta minkälaisitta
instructive minkälaisin
comitative minkälaisine
Possessive forms of minkälainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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