arvatenkaan
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑrʋɑteŋkɑːn/, [ˈɑ̝rʋɑ̝ˌt̪e̞ŋkɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -eŋkɑːn
- Syllabification(key): ar‧va‧ten‧kaan
- Hyphenation(key): ar‧va‧ten‧kaan
Adverb
arvatenkaan (not comparable)
- (chiefly in the negative) I guess, presumably
- Et arvatenkaan.
- I guess [you are/have/do] not.
Related terms
| polarity pair |
positive | arvatenkin |
|---|---|---|
| negative | arvatenkaan |
Further reading
- “arvatenkaan”, 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