miksi

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English mix, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *miskijaną (“to mix, combine”). Compare German mixen, mischen. Also related to French mélanger.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmiksi]
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  • Rhymes: -iksi
  • Hyphenation: mik‧si

Verb

miksi (present miksas, past miksis, future miksos, conditional miksus, volitive miksu)

  1. to mix
  2. to shuffle (cards)

Conjugation
Conjugation of miksi
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense miksas miksis miksos
active participle miksanta miksantaj miksinta miksintaj miksonta miksontaj
acc. miksantan miksantajn miksintan miksintajn miksontan miksontajn
passive participle miksata miksataj miksita miksitaj miksota miksotaj
acc. miksatan miksatajn miksitan miksitajn miksotan miksotajn
nominal active participle miksanto miksantoj miksinto miksintoj miksonto miksontoj
acc. miksanton miksantojn miksinton miksintojn miksonton miksontojn
nominal passive participle miksato miksatoj miksito miksitoj miksoto miksotoj
acc. miksaton miksatojn miksiton miksitojn miksoton miksotojn
adverbial active participle miksante miksinte miksonte
adverbial passive participle miksate miksite miksote
infinitive miksi imperative miksu conditional miksus

Derived terms

Finnish

Etymology

Translative singular of mikä.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmiksi/, [ˈmiks̠i]
  • Rhymes: -iksi
  • Syllabification(key): mik‧si

Adverb

miksi

  1. why (for what cause, reason, or purpose)
    miksiköhän (possibly sarcastic) ― I wonder why
    Miksi taivas on sininen? ― Why is the sky blue?
    Miksi teit sen? ― Why did you do that?
    En tiedä, miksi hän teki sen. ― I don’t know why he did that.
    Kerro, miksi kuulla on vaiheet. ― Tell me why the moon changes phase.
    Miksi käyttää rahaa johonkin, jonka saa jo ilmaiseksi? ― Why spend money on something you already get for free?
    Miksi et kertoisi hänelle, miltä sinusta tuntuu? ― Why not tell him how you feel?
    Miksi hän? Miksi ei joku pidempi? ― Why him? Why not someone taller?

Usage notes
Negative contractions for miksi
basic form miksi
negative singular plural
1st person miksen miksemme
2nd person mikset miksette
3rd person miksei mikseivät

These contractions are used with the indicative forms of the negative verb ei. They are common, but optional.

Pronoun

miksi

  1. translative singular/plural of mikä

Alternative forms

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch mictie, from Latin micturio (“to urinate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈmɪk̚si]
  • Hyphenation: mik‧si

Noun

miksi (first-person possessive miksiku, second-person possessive miksimu, third-person possessive miksinya)

  1. (medicine) micturition
    Synonyms: berkemih, kencing

Further reading

Maltese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɪk.sɪ/

Participle

miksi (feminine miksija, plural miksija or miksijin)

  1. past participle of kesa
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