suinkaan

Finnish

Etymology

(suvuin >) suin +‎ -kaan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsui̯ŋkɑːn/, [ˈs̠ui̯ŋkɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -uiŋkɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): suin‧kaan
  • Hyphenation(key): suin‧kaan

Adverb

suinkaan

  1. (chiefly in the negative) by no means, (not) by any means, at all, certainly (not), definitely (not)
    En suinkaan tarkoita, että eutanasia pitäisi kieltää.
    By no means am I suggesting that euthanasia should be outlawed.
    Älkää suinkaan tehkö sitä!
    Don't by any means do that!

Usage notes

polarity
pair 		positive suinkin
negative suinkaan

Further reading

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