kuitenkaan

Finnish

Etymology

kui- +‎ -ten +‎ -kaan, or equivalently kukaan +‎ -ten (causative plural)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkui̯teŋkɑːn/, [ˈkui̯t̪e̞ŋkɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -uiteŋkɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): kui‧ten‧kaan

Adverb

kuitenkaan (not comparable)

1. (chiefly in the negative) anyway, regardless

   Ei hän kuitenkaan suostu. ― He won't agree to it anyway.

2. (chiefly in the negative) however (not), yet (not), nevertheless, still (not)

   Näin ei kuitenkaan tapahtunut. ― This, however, did not happen.

3. (chiefly in the negative) yet (not), but (not), except (introducing a clarification or qualification)

   maitotuotteet, ei kuitenkaan juusto ― dairy products but not cheese / dairy products except cheese

Usage notes

polarity pair	positive	kuitenkin
	negative	kuitenkaan

Synonyms

• kumminkaan

Further reading

• “kuitenkaan”, 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