kuitenkaan
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
kui- + -ten + -kaan, or equivalently kukaan + -ten (causative plural)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkui̯teŋkɑːn/, [ˈkui̯t̪e̞ŋkɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -uiteŋkɑːn
- Syllabification(key): kui‧ten‧kaan
Adverb edit
kuitenkaan (not comparable)
- (chiefly in the negative) anyway, regardless
- Ei hän kuitenkaan suostu. ― He won't agree to it anyway.
- (chiefly in the negative) however (not), yet (not), nevertheless, still (not)
- Näin ei kuitenkaan tapahtunut. ― This, however, did not happen.
- (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 edit
| polarity pair |
positive | kuitenkin |
|---|---|---|
| negative | kuitenkaan |
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “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