som helst

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Swedish

Prepositional phrase

som helst

  1. (in "vilken X som helst") any X
    Han kan komma vilken dag som helst
    He could arrive any day
  2. (in "hur X som helst") extremely
    Älgen var hur stor som helst!
    The moose was extremely big!
    Vi fick betala hur mycket som helst i böter!
    We had to pay such a huge fine!
  3. (in negated expressions like "inga som helst" and "inte några som helst") whatsoever (as an intensifier)
    Han får inte under några som helst omständigheter släppas in på basen
    He must not under any circumstances whatsoever be let into the base
    Vi hade inga som helst rättigheter
    We had no rights whatsoever

Usage notes

Intuitively "without limit"/"infinitely" in (sense 2), in a usually hyperbolic sense.

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