- Minä juon kahvia. - I'll drink some coffee.
- Minäkin juon kahvia. - Me too, I'll also drink some coffee.
- Minä juon kahviakin. - I will drink also coffee. (In addition to something else.)
When added to a verb, kin can mean a small surprise or a change of mind:
- Minä juon teetä. Ei, minä juonkin kahvia! - I'll drink some tea. No, I'll drink some coffee instead!
- (Update in 2023: I started to edit this post a little bit, but I run out of time and also realised that Uusi kielemme has this great post about the topic, so I'll just add it here now and continue with this later: https://uusikielemme.fi/finnish-grammar/syntax/liitepartikkelit/kin-kaan-liitepartikkeli-clitic-minakin-minakaan. Also Leila White's grammar book is a great source for examples: https://finnlectura.fi/oppimateriaalit/suomi-toisena-kielena/a-grammar-book-of-finnish/ )
In negative sentences, use kaan or kään according to the rules of vowel harmony.
- Minä en juo teetä. - I don't drink tea.
- Minäkään en juo teetä. - Me neither, I don't drink tea.
- Minä en juo kahvia enkä juo teetäkään. - I don't coffee and I don't drink tea either.
- Minä juon teetä. Tai ei, minä en juokaan teetä. - I'll drink some tea. Or no, I won't drink any tea after all.
In case you wonder about the future and present tenses:
- Minä juon nyt teetä. - I'm drinking tea now.
- Minä juon teetä. - I drink tea. (In general)
- Minä juon teetä. - I'll drink tea.
Notice that you can also express frustration with kin:
- Oli tämäkin päivä! - What a (horrible) day this was!
2 comments:
So it's completely fine to not indicate something is in the future by adding indicator words, and hope that the context will make it clear in the situation? Something simple for once!! =)
If you want to make the future more clear, you could add "tulen": "Minä tulen juomaan teetä" - "I will drink tea". Of course it can also mean "I'm coming to drink tea" so :P ("Tulevaisuus" - "Future")
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