kaikki

Kaikki is a Finnish word meaning "all" or "everyone." In ordinary use it functions as a determiner or pronoun to express the inclusion of all members of a group, as in kaikki ihmiset ("all people") or as a standalone pronoun in sentences like Kaikki ovat täällä ("Everyone is here").

Grammatically, kaik ki behaves as a quantifier that accompanies a noun; the noun is inflected for case and number, while "kaikki" itself usually remains in its base form in nominative usage. When the phrase is inflected, the relevant forms appear on the noun, not on "kaikki." In phrases such as those involving partitive or other cases, the surrounding noun reflects the grammatical relationship.

Used widely in everyday language and in media, the word also appears in titles and headings to indicate totality. In Finnish user interfaces, "kaikki" is commonly the label for the "Select all" option, and it is sometimes used in slogans and explanations to emphasize inclusiveness.

Notes and usage considerations: "Kaikki" is a common and versatile term in Finnish. While it can function as a simple lexical item denoting totality, its appearance as a title or heading in Finnish-language works does not imply a specific, globally prominent entity by that name. The word is intrinsic to the Finnish language and culture, and its primary significance remains semantic rather than referential.