ei lintu eikä kala

Finnish

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Noun

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ei lintu eikä kala

  1. neither fish nor fowl

Usage notes

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When used with most verbs (like olla), the first ei moves before the verb.

Declension

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See lintu and kala. Note that ei may change the form depending on the person:

En ole lintu enkä kala.I'm neither fish nor fowl.