Finnish

(index ku)

Pronoun

kumpikin (singular)

1. (indefinite) Both.

   Kumpikin on punainen.

   Kummatkin ovat punaisia.

   Both are red.

Inflection

• The instructive plural is mainly used as an adverb.

Usage notes

• Note: as seen in the example clause above, kumpikin is singular, so, for the congruence, the following noun and verb must be conjugated in singular. When used attributively, plural is mostly used with pluralia tantum words, but also when speaking of two groups of similar objects.

Synonyms

• kumpainenkin
• molemmat

Antonyms

• en/et/ei/emme/ette/eivät; älä/älköön/älkäämme/älkää/älkööt + kumpikaan

Related terms

Pronouns with same stems:

• joka
• jokin
• joku
• jompikumpi
• kuka
• kukaan
• kukin
• kumpi
• kumpikaan