Finnish

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Etymology

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Constructed according to the model of words kuinka (how), mikä (what), kuka (who) treating -kä as if it were a suffix.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmiteŋkæ/, [ˈmit̪e̞ŋk̟æ]
  • Rhymes: -iteŋkæ
  • Syllabification(key): mi‧ten‧kä

Adverb

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mitenkä (colloquial)

  1. how, how…then, just how, sometimes what (fortified "how")
    Erkki on taas myöhässä. -- Mitenkä muutenkaan?
    Erkki runs late again. -- What else did you expect?
    Tuo näyttää aika hankalalta. -- Mitenkä sinä tämän tekisit?
    That looks quite strenuous. -- How would you do this then?
    Että mitenkä? (response to a surprising proposition)
    What did you say?
    Whaddayamean?

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