kimppuun

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkimpːuːn/, [ˈk̟impːuːn]
Rhymes: -impːuːn
Syllabification^(key): kimp‧puun

Noun

kimppuun

illative singular of kimppu

Postposition

kimppuun (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)

(of movement) at: a postposition used predominantly with verbs expressing the movement of attacking, assailing etc. someone or something in a way or another
Hän hyökkäsi minun kimppuuni.
S/he attacked me.

Hän kävi minun kimppuuni.
S/he came at me.

Hän hyppäsi minun kimppuuni.
S/he jumped at me.

Inflection

→○	illative	kimppuun
○	inessive	kimpussa
○→	elative	kimpusta

Personal/possessive forms of kimppuun
no possessor	kimppuun
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kimppuuni	kimppuumme
2nd person	kimppuusi	kimppuunne
3rd person	kimppuunsa

Further reading

“kimppuun”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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