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Finnish
Etymology
Colloquial/vernacular form of niin kuin.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
niinku (colloquial)
- Alternative form of niin kuin
Tytöt on vähän niinku kissatkin, ne tykkää siitä kun niitä pitää hyvänä.- Girls are kinda like cats, they like it when you caress them.
Olin niinku "en mä tiiä".- I was like "I don't know".
Particle
niinku (colloquial)
- like (used when hesitating or as filler; mild intensifier; indicating approximation or uncertainty; used to precede paraphrased quotations)
Sun on niinku unohdettava se.- You've got to, like, forget it/her/him.
Siellä oli niinku viis ihmistä.- There were like five people in there.
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