kuten

See also: kutěn

Finnish

Etymology

ku- +‎ -ten (causative singular). Originally an apparently Eastern Finnish word that was introduced into the standard language in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuten/, [ˈkut̪e̞n]

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• Rhymes: -uten
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧ten
• Hyphenation^(key): ku‧ten

Adverb

kuten

1. as, like (the same way; always followed by something compared to)

   Synonym: niin kuin

   Kuten voimme nähdä...

   As we can see...

   Kuten isäsi aina sanoi...

   Like your father always said...

   Kolmas kirjain on C, kuten sanassa Celsius.

   The third letter is C as in the word Celsius.

2. such as, like, for example

   Synonym: esimerkiksi

   Kisoihin osallistui useita Aasian maita kuten Kiina, Intia ja Thaimaa.

   Many Asian countries, such as China, India and Thailand, participated in the games.

Synonyms

• kutenka (dated, dialectal)

Derived terms

• jotenkuten
• mitenkuten

Conjunction

kuten

1. as well as (with myös)

   kuten kesällä myös talvella ― in summer as well as winter

Synonyms

• kuin

Further reading

• “kuten”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• ketun, nekut, nuket, tekun

Japanese

Romanization

kuten

1. Rōmaji transcription of くてん

Swedish

Noun

kuten

1. definite singular of kut