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

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