#question words

This post is less about the declination of aforementioned words and more for completion’s sake, so that the question words on my blog are completed.

Milloin - when

Minkä-x-inen- of which x

example: Minkävärinen: of which colour

Miten/Kuinka- how

NOTE: the answer to minkä-x-inen is always an adjective, as the question includes an adjective itself

(Kuka,mikä,kumpi)

Kumpi means which of both, and can be found in singular and plural. As with the other question words it can be declinated into almost all cases to fit the meaning of the sentence.

1. Kumpi - Kummat(Nominatiivi)
   
2. Kumman - Kumpien(Genetiivi)
   
3. Kumpaa - Kumpia(Partitiivi)
   
4. Kummassa - Kummissa (Inessiivi)
   
5. Kummasta - Kummista(Elatiivi)
   
6. Kumpaan - Kumpiin(Illatiivi)
   
7. Kummalla - Kummilla(Adessiivi)
   
8. Kummalta - Kummilta(Ablatiivi)
   
9. Kummalle - Kummille(Allatiivi)
   
10. Kumpana - Kumpina(Essiivi)
    
11. Kummaksi - Kummiksi(Translatiivi)
    

NOTE: I am not sure if there is also an Abessiivi or an Instruktiivi form of kumpi, please do tell!

NOTE 2: Kumpi shows the same flexion as the comparativeof adjectives!

NOTE 3: kumpi in singular is which of both when it is about singular concepts, and in plural forms when it is about concepts which include only two groups of things, but the group includes several. an example my finnish friend gave me:

kumpi hevonen? this- or this-   as opposed to   these- or these- - kummat hevoset?

(Kuka,mikä,other questions)