juurikaan

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Finnish

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Etymology

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juuri +‎ -kaan

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjuːrikɑːn/, [ˈjuːrikɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -uːrikɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): juu‧ri‧kaan

Adverb

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juurikaan (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly in the negative) hardly any, (not) that much, (not) that many
  2. (rare, emphatic, chiefly in the negative) exactly, precisely (not)
    Niin se juurikaan ei mennyt.
    That's exactly how it did not go.
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polarity
pair
positive juurikin
negative juurikaan