kertaakaan

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Finnish

Etymology

kertaa (partitive singular) +‎ -kaan

Pronunciation

Adverb

kertaakaan

  1. (chiefly in the negative) (not) even once
    Isoäitini asuu lähellä, mutta en ole kertaakaan käynyt hänen luonaan.
    My grandmother lives near here, but I haven't visited her even once.
    Oletko kertaakaan käynyt isoäitisi luona?
    Have you visited your grandmother even once?
    Etkö ole kertaakaan käynyt isoäitisi luona?
    Haven't you visited your grandmother even once?

Usage notes

  • In an affirmative sentence, "even once" translates as edes kerran or kerrankin.
    Kävisit hänen luonaan, edes kerran!
    You should visit her, even once.

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