hyvinkin

Finnish

Etymology

hyvin +‎ -kin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhyʋiŋkin/, [ˈhyʋiŋk̟in]
  • Rhymes: -yʋiŋkin
  • Syllabification(key): hy‧vin‧kin
  • Hyphenation(key): hy‧vin‧kin

Adverb

hyvinkin

  1. (chiefly in the positive) very well (used to weaken the effect of certain modal verbs)
    Hän voi hyvinkin olla 18-vuotias.
    She could very well be eighteen.
    Iltapäivällä voi hyvinkin sataa.
    It may very well rain this afternoon.
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