Millaista

Millaista is a Finnish interrogative adjective in the partitive singular form of millainen. It is used to ask about the kind, type, or quality of something, typically in questions about appearance, characteristics, or nature.

Usage and examples

Millaista is placed before a noun in the partitive case. It often appears when the noun is indefinite or when describing a general type. Examples: Millaista ruokaa tilasitte? (What kind of food did you order?) Millaista musiikkia kuuntelet? (What kind of music do you listen to?) Millaista leipää on tarjolla? (What kind of bread is available?) In plural contexts, the form changes to millaisia: Millaisia autoja näet? (What kinds of cars do you see?) Millaisia kirjoja sinulla on? (What kinds of books do you have?)

Morphology

Millainen forms change with case and number. Common forms include: nominative singular millainen, partitive singular millaista, genitive singular millaisen, nominative plural millaiset, partitive plural millaisia. The exact ending depends on the noun it modifies and the grammatical role in the sentence.

Etymology and relation

Millaista is formed from the interrogative stem milla- combined with the adjectival suffix -inen, creating a word that means “what kind of.” It is closely related to other Finnish question words such as mikä and mitä, but millainen specifically describes quality or type.

See also

Millainen, Mikä, Mitä.