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Finnish
Etymology
kertaa (partitive singular) + -kaan
Pronunciation
Adverb
kertaakaan
- (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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