niinku

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • niiku (colloquial)
  • niinq, niiq (slang)

Etymology

Colloquial/vernacular form of niin kuin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈniːŋku/, [ˈniːŋku]
  • Rhymes: -iːŋku
  • Syllabification(key): niin‧ku
  • Hyphenation(key): niin‧ku

Conjunction

niinku

  1. colloquial form of niin kuin
    Elämä on vähän niinku peli, välil voittaa ja välil hävii.
    Life is kinda like a game, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
    Ystävät on niinku perhe, jonka sä voit valita.
    Friends are like a family you can choose.

Particle

niinku (colloquial)

  1. like (used when hesitating or as filler; mild intensifier; indicating approximation or uncertainty; used to precede paraphrased quotations)
    Sun on niinku unohdettava se.
    You've got to, like, forget it/her/him.
    Siellä oli niinku viis ihmistä.
    There were like five people in there.
    Olin niinku "en mä tiiä".
    I was like "I don't know".

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