joskaan
Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjoskɑːn/, [ˈjo̞s̠kɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -oskɑːn
- Syllabification(key): jos‧kaan
- Hyphenation(key): jos‧kaan
Conjunction
joskaan
- (chiefly in the negative) though (not), even though (not), although (not)
- Kaikki meni hyvin, joskaan ei aivan odotetusti.
- Everything went fine, even though not quite as expected.
Usage notes
| polarity pair |
positive | joskin |
|---|---|---|
| negative | joskaan |
See also
Further reading
- “joskaan”, 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