kuinka
Finnish
Etymology
Originally the instructive plural of kuka (“who”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkui̯ŋkɑ/, [ˈkui̯ŋkɑ̝]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -uiŋkɑ
- Syllabification(key): kuin‧ka
Adverb
kuinka
- how (interrogative: in what way)
- Kuinka voin auttaa? ― How may I help you?
- Kuinka voit? ― How are you doing/feeling?
- Kuinka tämä on tehty? ― How is this made?
Usage notes
- kuinka is more formal than miten, but they are otherwise synonyms.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- kuinka monta (“how many”)
- kuinka paljon (“how much”)
Further reading
- “kuinka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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