mikä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- anything pron Any thing, event, or fact at all, of whatever kind.
- that det Used to point out a specific thing, person, or idea, especially one that is more distant (in space, time, or attention) than something called "this."
- what det Used to ask for the identity or nature of something, from an open set of possibilities.
- whereof conj Of which, or of whom.
- which det Used to ask someone to specify one or more people or things from a known set.
Senses
mikä is used for these senses in English:
- anything Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatsoever; a thing of any kind; something or other.
- that (relative, plural that) In a relative clause, referring to a previously mentioned noun, as subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition; which, who. [from 9thc.]
- what (indirect interrogative) Which.
- what (relative) Any ... that; all ... that; whatever.
- what Emphasises that something is noteworthy or remarkable in quality or degree, in either a good or bad way; may be used in combination with certain other determiners, especially 'a', less often 'some'.
- what (exclamative) Used to form exclamations indicating that something is remarkable, in either a good or bad way.
- what (relative, nonstandard) That; which; who.
- which (interrogative) What, of those mentioned or implied.
anything — full definition
- pron Any thing, event, or fact at all, of whatever kind.
- adv To any degree or in any way (used to strengthen a comparison).
that — full definition
- det Used to point out a specific thing, person, or idea, especially one that is more distant (in space, time, or attention) than something called "this."
- pron Used in place of a noun already mentioned, to refer to it again.
- conj Used to introduce a clause explaining or reporting something, often after verbs like "say," "think," or "know."
- pron Used to introduce extra information about a noun already mentioned (a relative clause), similar to "which" or "who."
- adv To the degree just mentioned; so.