(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. |
(of movement) where (... to), whither Fin: Minne menet? Eng: Where are you going (to)? |