ollenkaan

Finnish

Etymology

The active instructive of the second infinitive of olla (“to be”) +‎ -kaan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈolːeŋkɑːn/, [ˈo̞lːe̞ŋkɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -olːeŋkɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): ol‧len‧kaan
  • Hyphenation(key): ol‧len‧kaan

Adverb

ollenkaan

  1. (chiefly in the negative) not at all, never
    En ole ollenkaan varma.
    I'm not sure at all.
    Hän ei ollut ollenkaan kuullut siitä.
    She had never heard of it.

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