(interrogative) what, which |
(relative) which, that, what in context: Mikä is used to refer to a whole sentence Fin: Kaikki menikin lopulta hyvin, mikä oli suuri helpotus.Eng: Ultimately, everything went well which was a great relief. |
(relative) which, that, what in context: Mikä is used to refer to a superlative or a noun modified by a superlative Fin: Se on parasta, mitä minulle on koskaan tapahtunut.Eng: It/That is the best that has ever happened to me. Fin: Se on paras elokuva, minkä (~jonka) olen koskaan nähnyt. Eng: It/That is the best film that I have ever seen. |
(relative) which, that, what in context: Mikä is used to refer to a pronoun not referring to a person Fin: Hän todisti sen, mikä oli todistettavissa.Eng: He proved what was provable. Fin: Hän todisti kaiken, mikä oli todistettavissa. Eng: He proved everything that was provable. |
Kuka tuo mies on? | Who is that man? |
Kenen kännykkä tämä on? | Whose mobile phone is this? |
Missä talossa asut? | In which house do you live? |
Mitä kieltä opiskelette? | What language are you studying? |
Mihin ravintolaan mennään? | Which restaurant will/shall we go to? |
Kenessä vika on? | Whose fault is it ('in whom is the fault')? |
Minkä ohjelman valitset? | Which program do you choose? |
Keitä nuo ihmiset ovat? | Who are those people? |
Keneltä voidaan kysyä? | Whom ('from whom') could we ask? |
Mihin kaupunkeihin matkustat? | Which towns/cities are you travelling to? |
Mitä ihmisiä tapasit siellä? | What people did you meet there? |
Keille lähetetään hakemukset? | Whom (pl.) will/shall we send the applications to? |
Miltä sää näyttää? | What does the weather look like? |
Mitä tämä on? | What is this? |
Kenet näit? | Whom did you see? |
Minä päivänä he tulevat? | What day are they coming? |
Kummalla puolella olet? | Which side are you on? |
Kummassa huoneessa Ari on? | In which room (of the two) is Ari? |
Kummat kengät ostat? | Which shoes (of the two pairs) will you buy? |
Kumpaan kaupunkiin muutat? | Which town (of the two) are you moving to? |
Kummalle annat lahjan? | To whom (of the two) will you give the present? |
Millainen sää on ulkona? | What is the weather like outside? |
Minkälaista lihaa teillä on? | What kind of meat do you have? |
Millaisen palkan saat? | What kind of salary do you get? |
Minkälaisessa autossa pääministeri saapuu? | In what kind of car is the prime minister arriving? |
Millaisia vieraita teille tulee? | What kind of guests are you having? |
joka / who, which, that | mikä / which, that | ||||
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Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | ||
Nom | - | joka | jotka | mikä | mitkä |
Par | -ta | jota | joita | mitä | - |
Gen | -n | jonka | joittenka / joitten / joiden / joidenka | minkä | - |
Ill | mihin | johon / jonne / johonka | joihin | minne / mihin | - |
Ine | -ssa | jossa | joissa | missä | - |
Ela | -sta | josta | joista | mistä | - |
All | -lle | jolle | joille | mille | - |
Ade | -lla | jolla | joilla | millä | - |
Abl | -lta | jolta | joilta | miltä | - |
Tra | -ksi | joksi | joiksi | miksi | - |
Ess | -na | jona | joina | minä | - |
Abe | -tta | jotta | joitta | - | - |
Com | -ne | - | - | - | - |
Ins | -in | - | join | - | - |
(relative) which, that, what in context: Mikä is used to refer to a whole sentence Fin: Kaikki menikin lopulta hyvin, mikä oli suuri helpotus.Eng: Ultimately, everything went well which was a great relief. |
(relative) which, that, what in context: Mikä is used to refer to a superlative or a noun modified by a superlative Fin: Se on parasta, mitä minulle on koskaan tapahtunut.Eng: It/That is the best that has ever happened to me. Fin: Se on paras elokuva, minkä (~jonka) olen koskaan nähnyt. Eng: It/That is the best film that I have ever seen. |
(relative) which, that, what in context: Mikä is used to refer to a pronoun not referring to a person Fin: Hän todisti sen, mikä oli todistettavissa.Eng: He proved what was provable. Fin: Hän todisti kaiken, mikä oli todistettavissa. Eng: He proved everything that was provable. |
Hän on mies, joka ei pelkää. | He is a man who does not fear. |
Tämä on kirja, jota en halua lukea. | This is a book that I don't want to read. |
Talo jossa asun on Helsingissä. | The house where I live is in Helsinki. |
Sain lahjan, josta on hyötyä. | I got a present which is useful ('of which is use'). |
Ne olivat aikoja, jotka eivät palaa. | Those were the times that will never return. |
Tapahtumat joista kuulin olivat kauheita. | The events which I heard of were terrible. |
Se on paras paikka minkä tiedän. | It is the best place that I know. |
Tässä ovat kirjeet, jotka lähetit minulle. | Here are the letters, that you sent to me. |
Tuo on kertomus, johon en usko. | That is a story that I don't believe. |
Tuli sade, mikä esti matkamme. | It rained, which prevented our trip. |
Se on parasta, mitä minulle on koskaan tapahtunut. | It is the best thing that has ever happened to me. |