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

Adverb

ollenkaan

(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.

Synonyms

lainkaan, koskaan

Related terms

olletikin

Further reading

“ollenkaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

kenollaan

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