jotenkuten
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
jotenkuten
- somehow
- Emmeköhän me jotenkuten tule toimeen.
- I suppose we'll get by somehow.
Usage notes edit
- jotenkuten is usually used in sentences that tell about ongoing or experienced difficulties, but that, however, express positive prospects. These sentences very often include verbs such as pärjätä, tulla toimeen or selvitä.
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “jotenkuten”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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