mikään

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Finnish

Etymology

mi- +‎ -kään; see mikä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmikæːn/, [ˈmik̟æːn]
  • Rhymes: -ikæːn
  • Syllabification(key): mi‧kään

Pronoun

mikään

  1. (indefinite, in question clauses) Anything, any (modifies a noun referring to an animal or an inanimate object)
    Voiko mikään koira olla noin viisas?Is there any dog that can be as smart as that?
  2. (indefinite, with a negation verb form) Nothing, not ... anything, no (modifies a noun referring to an animal or an inanimate object)
    Mikään koira ei ole noin viisas..No dog is that smart.
    En halua mitään.I don't want anything. / (with emphasis on mitään) I want nothing.
    Älä tee mitään!Don't do anything! / (with emphasis on mitään) Do nothing!

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