mukana
Finnish
Etymology
Essive singular of muka-; see mukaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmukɑnɑ/, [ˈmukɑ̝nɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ukɑnɑ
- Syllabification(key): mu‧ka‧na
- Hyphenation(key): mu‧ka‧na
Postposition
mukana [with genitive and/or possessive form]
- along (with), with (one)
- Toitko mukanasi eväitä?
- Did you bring food/snacks with you?
- Hänen ei olisi pitänyt kävellä ympäri Manhattania sellainen setelinippu mukanaan.
- With a wad of cash like that, she should not have been walking round Manhattan.
- along (with), together (with)
- Osallistuin mielenosoitukseen muiden mukana - itse asiasta en paljoakaan välittänyt.
- I participated in the demonstration together with the others - for the substance itself I didn't care much.
Adverb
mukana
- with, in (in company with, associated with, taking part in)
- Kuka haluaa lähteä diskoon? -Minä olen mukana.
- Who wants to go to the disco? -I'm with you.
- Onko meillä tarpeeksi polttoainetta mukana?
- Do we have enough fuel with us?
- Olen mukana kilpailussa.
- I am in the competition.
Inflection
| Personal/possessive forms of mukana | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | mukana | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | mukanani | mukanamme |
| 2nd person | mukanasi | mukananne |
| 3rd person | mukanaan mukanansa | |
Derived terms
compounds
Related terms
Further reading
- “mukana”, 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 3 July 2023