kelläkellä

kelläkellä is a Finnish word that functions as an interrogative pronoun. It literally translates to "whose" and is used to ask about the ownership of a particular item or object. The word is a possessive form derived from the interrogative pronoun "kuka," meaning "who."

When asking "kelläkellä?" in Finnish, the speaker is inquiring about the possessor of something. For example, if someone finds a lost item and wants to know who it belongs to, they might ask "Kelläkellä tämä on?" which translates to "Whose is this?" The grammatical case used with "kelläkellä" can vary depending on the context of the sentence, though the nominative form is most common when directly asking about possession.

The word is singular in form and refers to a single owner. If one were asking about the ownership of multiple items or by multiple people, different grammatical constructions would be employed. "Kelläkellä" is a fundamental word in Finnish for initiating questions about property and is commonly encountered in everyday conversation. Its straightforward meaning and usage make it an essential part of the Finnish language for both native speakers and learners.