kuin

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kuin englanniksi

  1. as

  1. if (+obj)

  2. (ux)

  3. as, like

  4. as (gloss) (q) when comparing to a nominal, after (m) with adjectives, adverbials or verbs

  5. (uxi)

  6. than (q)

  7. the particle construction with (m) (fixed word order: comparative + (m) + in the nominative case)

  8. {{interlinear|fi

  9. the locative construction in which the comparee takes the partitive case (word order not fixed, but unmarked is in the partitive case + comparative)

  10. When the comparee and the comparative are single words, both constructions are common, and the locative construction is probably slightly more so, especially when the comparee is a common word (such as a personal pronoun).

  11. As the comparee or the comparative gets longer, there is an increasing tendency to use the particle construction, which is the only option with relative clauses (like in the usage example above, directly under the definition).

  12. how?

  13. (syn)

  14. (infl of)

  15. how

  16. (RQ:izh:Bukvari:1936)

  17. (RQ:izh:Geografia-1:1936)

  18. like

  19. (alt form)

  20. quintal (one hundred kilograms)