pitkätkin

Pitkätkin is a Finnish grammatical form built from the adjective pitkä in its plural stem pitkät, with the enclitic particle -kin attached to it. The combination expresses emphasis or inclusivity, roughly translating as “even the long ones” or “the long ones as well.” It is used to modify a noun in a noun phrase and signals that the statement applies to all members of the group, including those described as long.

The particle -kin adds nuance such as contrast, surprise, or inclusive scope. In usage, pitkätkin typically precedes the noun it modifies, for example in a sentence like Pitkätkin kaverit tulivat juhliin, meaning “Even the tall friends came to the party.” The form can be used with other plural-noun phrases as well, conveying that the attribute applies to the entire set.

In Finnish, -kin is an enclitic particle that can attach to different parts of speech, and pitkätkin demonstrates how inflection and cliticization interact in adjective–noun phrases. The choice to use -kin depends on discourse and emphasis; omitting -kin would remove the nuance of inclusive or contrastive emphasis.

Pitkätkin is a productive and widely understood feature of standard Finnish and appears in both spoken and written language. It illustrates how Finnish relies on particles and inflection to modulate meaning without changing the base word’s spelling beyond its grammatical form.

See also: Finnish grammar, enclitic particles, -kin.