mitä

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mita"

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmitæ/,
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  • Rhymes: -itæ
  • Hyphenation(key): mi‧tä

Pronoun

mitä

  1. partitive singular/plural of mikä
    mitä ihmettä? ― what on Earth?
    mitä hittoa? (very mildly vulgar) ― what the Devil?
    mitä helvettiä? (mildly vulgar) ― what the hell?
    mitä vittua? (vulgar) ― what the fuck?
    Mitä sinä teet?
    What are you doing?
    Mitä varten sinä teit sen?
    What did you do it for?
    Mitä elokuvaa sinä katselit?
    Which movie were you watching?
    Mitä elokuvaa varten sinä ostit eväitä?
    Which movie did you buy the food for?
    Kaikki meni hyvin, mitä en voinut uskoa.
    Everything went well which I couldn't believe.
    Se oli paras elokuva, mitä varten olen valvonut.
    It was the best movie that I've stayed awake for.

Adverb

mitä (not comparable)

  1. the (... the) (establishes a parallel) (+ comparative and sitä/sen)
    Mitä enemmän, sen parempi. / Mitä enemmän, sitä parempi.
    The more, the better.
  2. most, very (+ superlative) (used for emphasis)
    mitä parhain ― the very best
    mitä todennäköisimmin ― most likely

Interjection

mitä?

  1. what?

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