lyhyitäkin

lyhyitäkin is a Finnish word that functions as an adverb and can also be used as part of a longer adjectival phrase. It is the partitive plural form of the adjective lyhyt, meaning "short." When used as an adverb, lyhyitäkin typically translates to "even short ones" or "even short things." It implies a comparison or an emphasis on something being short, even in a context where brevity might not be expected or even when other things are also short.

For example, in the sentence "Minulla ei ollut edes lyhyitäkään taukoja," the word lyhyitäkin translates to "even short breaks." This suggests that the speaker had no breaks at all, not even brief ones. The addition of the "-kin" suffix to the partitive plural form adds the element of "even" or "also," emphasizing the shortness.

The word can also appear in more complex grammatical structures. Understanding its origin from lyhyt and its partitive plural form is key to deciphering its meaning in different contexts. It is a relatively common construction in spoken and written Finnish, adding nuance to statements about duration, length, or quantity.