Miehilläkin

Miehilläkin is a Finnish phrase formed from the adessive plural of the noun mies (men) plus the enclitic particle -kin, meaning "also" or "even." The base form miehillä means "on/at/with the men," and adding -kin yields miehilläkin, used to indicate that something applies to men as well or that men are included in a previously stated consideration.

In its usage, miehilläkin functions as a focus-marking modifier that broadens or emphasizes inclusivity. It is not a separate lexical item with a fixed definition, but a combination of a case-form and the enclitic -kin, whose nuance depends on context. The particle -kin can attach to various words to convey "also," "too," or "even," and miehilläkin is one concrete instance of this pattern in the plural adessive form.

Examples of use include sentences like: Ohjeet koskevat kaikkia; miehilläkin on oikeus osallistua. This illustrates how the term signals that men have the same rights or responsibilities as others mentioned in the discourse. Another example could be: Tutkimus keskittyi aluksi naisiin, mutta miehilläkin on kokemuksia. Here, miehilläkin introduces men as part of the group sharing experiences.

Related concepts include the enclitic -kin in Finnish in general, which attaches to words in various cases to express inclusion or emphasis, and alternative expressions such as myös or lisäksi for "also." Miehilläkin is thus a typical example of how Finnish uses case forms together with enclitics to modify emphasis and scope in discourse.