mikä

what / which (thing)

🗣 mi-kä

📝 Used for things. Mikä on tämä? = What is this? Different from 'mitä' which is the partitive form.

Word Forms & Endings

Form Meaning Grammar
mikä what / which (thing) (base form)
mitä what (partitive — used in most questions) partitive
minkä which/what (genitive) genitive
missä where (in a place) inessive
mihin where to / into what illative
mistä from where / from what elative

Example Phrases

Mikä on lempi värisi?

What is your favourite colour?

Mikä sinun nimesi on?

What is your name?

Mikä tämä on?

What is this?