jompikumpi
Finnish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Dvandva compound of jompi + kumpi, which are related to the stems jo- and ku-.
Pronunciation
[edit]Determiner
[edit]jompikumpi
- (indefinite) one, either of two
- Jommankumman on pakko mennä.
- One of the two [of us] has to go.
Declension
[edit]Both parts are declined.
| Inflection of jompikumpi (Kotus type 51/nuoripari) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jompikumpi | jommatkummat | |
| genitive | jommankumman | jompienkumpien | |
| partitive | jompaakumpaa | jompiakumpia | |
| illative | jompaankumpaan | jompiinkumpiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jompikumpi | jommatkummat | |
| accusative | nom. | jompikumpi | jommatkummat |
| gen. | jommankumman | ||
| genitive | jommankumman | jompienkumpien jompainkumpien rare jompienkumpain rare jompainkumpain rare | |
| partitive | jompaakumpaa | jompiakumpia | |
| inessive | jommassakummassa | jommissakummissa | |
| elative | jommastakummasta | jommistakummista | |
| illative | jompaankumpaan | jompiinkumpiin | |
| adessive | jommallakummalla | jommillakummilla | |
| ablative | jommaltakummalta | jommiltakummilta | |
| allative | jommallekummalle | jommillekummille | |
| essive | jompanakumpana | jompinakumpina | |
| translative | jommaksikummaksi | jommiksikummiksi | |
| abessive | jommattakummatta | jommittakummitta | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | — | jompinekumpine | |
Pronoun
[edit]jompikumpi
- (indefinite) either one of two
- Jompikumpi teistä valehtelee.
- Either one of you is lying.
Usage notes
[edit]- The pronoun is generally treated as singular, with the exception of the imperative mood.
- jompikumpi tulee
- one of the two comes
- tulkaa jompikumpi
- come, either one of you two
- jompikumpi also has plural forms, which are used with plural only words: jommatkummat häät (“either one of the weddings”).
Declension
[edit]Both parts are declined.
| Inflection of jompikumpi (Kotus type 51/nuoripari) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | jompikumpi | jommatkummat | |
| genitive | jommankumman | jompienkumpien | |
| partitive | jompaakumpaa | jompiakumpia | |
| illative | jompaankumpaan | jompiinkumpiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | jompikumpi | jommatkummat | |
| accusative | nom. | jompikumpi | jommatkummat |
| gen. | jommankumman | ||
| genitive | jommankumman | jompienkumpien jompainkumpien rare jompienkumpain rare jompainkumpain rare | |
| partitive | jompaakumpaa | jompiakumpia | |
| inessive | jommassakummassa | jommissakummissa | |
| elative | jommastakummasta | jommistakummista | |
| illative | jompaankumpaan | jompiinkumpiin | |
| adessive | jommallakummalla | jommillakummilla | |
| ablative | jommaltakummalta | jommiltakummilta | |
| allative | jommallekummalle | jommillekummille | |
| essive | jompanakumpana | jompinakumpina | |
| translative | jommaksikummaksi | jommiksikummiksi | |
| abessive | jommattakummatta | jommittakummitta | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | — | jompinekumpine | |
Related terms
[edit]Pronouns with same stems:
Further reading
[edit]- “jompikumpi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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