mitenkään

Finnish

Etymology

mikään + -ten (causative singular)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiteŋkæːn/, [ˈmit̪e̞ŋk̟æːn]
  • Rhymes: -iteŋkæːn
  • Syllabification(key): mi‧ten‧kään

Adverb

mitenkään

  1. (chiefly in the negative) in any way, any way, any means; (with negative) (in) no way, (in) no manner, nowise, not in any way, by no means, definitely not, nowise
    En mitenkään halua loukata sinua, mutta vaatteesi haisevat.
    I don't want to offend you in any way, but your clothes smell bad.
    En mitenkään saanut sitä typerää aasia liikkeelle.
    There wasn't any way I could get that stupid donkey to move.
    Se ei mitenkään ole mahdollista.
    There's no way it could be possible.

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