vaikeankin

Vaikeankin is a form used in Finnish grammar, formed by combining the adjective vaikea (difficult) with the enclitic particle -kin. The result is a compound that conveys emphasis or inclusion, roughly translating to “even the difficult one” or “the difficult task as well.”

In usage, vaikeankin typically appears before a noun to mark that the described item is among a set of choices or to stress that even the more challenging option is involved. The construction is most common in descriptive or literary contexts and is less frequent in casual speech. It functions as an attributive modifier and helps to set contrast with easier alternatives.

Examples:

- Vaikeankin tehtävä on suoritettava. (Even the difficult task must be completed.)

- Kysymys osoittautui väikeankin haasteeksi. (The question turned out to be even a greater challenge.)

- He valitsivat väkeankin vaihtoehdon, vaikka muut olivat helpompia. (They chose the even more difficult option, though others were easier.)

Semantically, vaikeankin adds emphasis by highlighting that the item in question is not merely difficult, but among the more demanding possibilities. The form illustrates Finnish inflection and enclitic behavior, where -kin attaches to an adjective and, under certain phonological conditions, yields the single compound voi- form vaikeankin.

See also: Finnish grammar, enclitic -kin, adjectives in Finnish, word formation.