niin
Eastern Ojibwa
Alternative forms
- nii
Pronoun
niin
- first-person singular pronoun: I, me
References
Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001) Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 122
Finnish
Alternative forms
- nii (colloquial)
Etymology
The instructive plural form of ne (“they (things and animals)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniːn/, [ˈniːn]
- IPA(key): /ˈniː/, [ˈniː] (colloquial)
- Rhymes: -iːn
- Syllabification(key): niin
Adverb
niin (not comparable)
- so, then, in that case
- Synonym: joten
- so, to this or that extent
- Söin niin paljon, että oksensin.
- I ate so much that I vomited.
- like that, in that way, so (in a way that the speaker does not directly show)
- Älä tee niin!
- Don't do that!
- Päätimme niin eilisessä kokouksessa.
- We decided so in yesterday's meeting.
- very (to a great extent; especially when used emphatically or when talking about how one feels)
- Tuo on niin kaunis!
- That is so beautiful!
- (dialectal) Used to stress a contradicting element in a sentence. No unambiguous translation into English.
- Synonym: (standard) -pas
- No, lapset, ei saa pierrä syödessä! – Saa, niin! – Tulee selkään niin että roikuu!
- – Hey, children, it is not allowed to fart when eating! – Yes it is! – And now you'll be hit boisterously!
Usage notes
- Niin as an answer often has an additional meaning of "of course". As in the example, the interrogative suffix -ko/kö is usually attached to the point of the question.
- In spoken, colloquial Finnish, it is common for the final n to be silent (i.e. pronounced as nii)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- ai niin
- ai niinkö
- ja niin edelleen
- niin ikään
- niin ja näin
- niin tai näin
- niinkö
- niinpä
- niin kuin
- niin ollen
- niin sanottu
- niin vain
Conjunction
niin
- (coordinating) then; used to introduce the main clause after an auxiliary clause
- 1876, Edla Pöyry (lyrics), trad., Lauri-Kalle Kallunki (music), “Siionin laulu 260: Mun kotini taivaassa ihana on [Songs and Hymns of Zion, 574b: My Beautiful Home Is in Heaven on High]”Herman Brueckner (1932), Alexandra Glynn (2008), transl.,:
- Kun maailma kuohuu ja on levoton, / niin Taivas vain rauhaa voi antaa
- This earth is so restless, how often I sigh! / My heart for my homeland is yearning.
- (literally, “When the world turmoils and is in unrest, / [then] Heaven alone may give peace”)
- Jos yöllä on selkeää, niin tulee kova pakkanen.
- If it's clear at night, then it'll be heavy frost.
-
- (~ kuin) as well as
- niin siellä kuin täällä ― in there as well as in here
Usage notes
- In the sense "then" (to introduce the main clause), especially when used with jos (“if”), niin can often be omitted when no emphasis is desired.
Interjection
niin
- yes, yeah (especially when asked to confirm something)
- Synonyms: kyllä, joo, juu, jep
- right (either indicating agreement or having no opinion)
- Synonyms: aivan, jep, niinpä, näin, näinpä
Usage notes
- Affirmation is traditionally rather expressed through repetition of the verb than using the interjection.
- – No oliko se ruoka hyvää? – Oli.
- – Well, did you like the food? – I did.
Pronoun
niin
- instructive of ne
Ingrian
Alternative forms
- nii, ni
Etymology
Instructive of neet (“these”). Akin to Finnish niin.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈniːn/, [ˈniːn]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈniːn/, [ˈniːn]
- Rhymes: -iːn
- Hyphenation: niin
- Homophone: niini
Particle
niin
- yes
Synonyms
- ja
Antonyms
- ei
Adverb
niin
- so (in that way)
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 52:
- Niin sannoot kaikkiin maijen tööläiset.
- So say the workers of all countries.
- 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
- Tuli niin, jot möö mänimmä ääree seitsemän kilometran päähä laagerist.
- So it turned out, that we went about seven kilometers away from the camp.
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Usage notes
- Niin is used anaphorically (having a referent whithin the linguistic context), while näin is used deictically (having a referent outside the linguistic context). Compare a similar difference between neet (“these, those”) and nämät (“these”).
Conjunction
niin
- Used to join two verbal phrases in a causal relation: therefore, then
Derived terms
- ja niin etes
- niin ku
- niin saottu
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 133
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 342
Japanese
Romanization
niin
- Rōmaji transcription of にいん
Ojibwe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niːn/
Pronoun
niin (Syllabics: ᓃᓐ)
- first-person singular pronoun: I, me
- Gegaa gii-pizikawaa anishaa go niin gaa-ikowebinag.:
- She would have been almost run over if it hadn't been for me pushing her out of the way.
Usage notes
Unlike in English, the first person is often expressed in Ojibwe by adding the personal prefix ni- and a corresponding suffix to the verb. The indepedent personal pronoun niin is often use to express emphasis or contrast, or when there is no verb in the sentence.
Related terms
- niinawind
- niineta
- niinitam
- ni-
See also
Ojibwe personal pronouns
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
1st person | niin, ᓃᓐ | niinawind, ᓃᓇᐎᓐᑦ (exclusive) giinawind, ᑮᓇᐎᓐᑦ (inclusive) |
2nd person | giin, ᑮᓐ | giinawaa, ᑮᓇᐙ |
3rd person | wiin, ᐐᓐ | wiinawaa, ᐐᓇᐙ |
References
- The Ojibwe People's Dictionary https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/niin-pron-per