kahdekään

Kahdekään is a Finnish word that translates to "ten" or "a group of ten." It is most commonly used in the context of counting or referring to a quantity of ten items. For example, "kymmenen omenaa" means "ten apples." The word can also be used more generally to indicate a significant number, though this is less common.

The etymology of kahdekään is believed to be related to the Proto-Finnic word *kymmenen, which also means ten. The word has undergone several phonetic changes over time, resulting in the modern form of kahdekään. In some dialects, variations of the word may exist, but kahdekään is the standard form used in contemporary Finnish.

Kahdekään is a fundamental word in the Finnish counting system. It is part of the base-ten system, where numbers are grouped in tens. Understanding kahdekään is essential for basic arithmetic and everyday communication in Finnish. It is a word that is learned early by Finnish speakers and is used frequently in various contexts, from shopping to telling time.