arvatenkaan

Finnish

Etymology

arvaten +‎ -kaan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrʋɑteŋkɑːn/, [ˈɑ̝rʋɑ̝ˌt̪e̞ŋkɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -eŋkɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧va‧ten‧kaan

Adverb

arvatenkaan (not comparable)

1. (chiefly in the negative) I guess, presumably

   Et arvatenkaan.

   I guess [you are/have/do] not.

Related terms

polarity pair	positive	arvatenkin
	negative	arvatenkaan

Further reading

• “arvatenkaan”, 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