Finnish

(index ka)

Pronoun

kaikki (singular/plural)

1. (indefinite, in singular, without a main word) Everything.

   Tänään kaikki menee pieleen.

   Today everything goes wrong.

   Vihaan kaikkea.

   I hate everything.

2. (indefinite, in plural, without a main word) Everyone, everybody.

   Kaikki olivat täällä.

   Everyone was here.

   Vihaan kaikkia.

   I hate everyone.

3. (indefinite, in singular and plural, as a modifier) All.

   Kaikki sukkani löytyivät.

   All my socks were found.

   Yhtäkkiä kaikki vesi vyöryi huoneistoon.

   Suddenly all the water ran into the apartment.

4. As a former part of compound (in nominative or genitive) signifies all-, omni-.

Declension

Usage notes

• The pronoun has also a nominative plural form kaiket which is used only in some phrases, e.g. kaiket päivät, "day after day" / "for days on end".

Synonyms

• (everyone) jokainen

Antonyms

• (all, everything) negation verb + mikään
• (everyone) negation verb + kukaan

Derived terms

• kaiketi
• kaikki pelissä
• kaikin puolin

Anagrams

• kakkii