Joku

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 Finnish 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Indefinite pronoun 1.2.1 Declension 1.2.2 Usage notes 1.2.3 Related terms

Finnish

Etymology

Pronoun stem jo- + pronoun stem ku-.

Indefinite pronoun

joku

1. someone, somebody
2. (colloquial) something
3. (adjectival) one, a

Declension

Case suffixes are regular. Both of the parts get the case suffix, eg. partitive singular jotakuta, inessive plural joissakuissa.

Usage notes

Colloquially, joku can be used also of things.

Related terms

• joka
• jokin
• jotta
• kuka
• kukinio:joku

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