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Finnish
Etymology
kui- + -ten + -kaan, or equivalently kukaan + -ten (causative plural)
Pronunciation
Adverb
kuitenkaan (not comparable)
- (chiefly in the negative) anyway, regardless
- Ei hän kuitenkaan suostu. ― He won't agree to it anyway.
- (chiefly in the negative) however (not), yet (not), nevertheless, still (not)
- Näin ei kuitenkaan tapahtunut. ― This, however, did not happen.
- (chiefly in the negative) yet (not), but (not), except (introducing a clarification or qualification)
- maitotuotteet, ei kuitenkaan juusto ― dairy products but not cheese / dairy products except cheese
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