lainkaan
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Finnish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯ŋkɑːn/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯ŋkɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑiŋkɑːn
- Syllabification(key): lain‧kaan
- Hyphenation(key): lain‧kaan
Etymology 1
[edit]From lain + -kaan, from the instructive plural of laji (compare lainen).
Adverb
[edit]lainkaan (not comparable)
- (chiefly in the negative) at all
- Oletko lainkaan tehnyt läksyjäsi?
- Have you done your homework at all?
- En lainkaan.
- Not at all
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “lainkaan”, 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 2023-07-02
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]lainkaan