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No. 866 in Finnish

lainkaan

"At all" or "in any way."

In a sentence

  • En pidä tästä ruoasta lainkaan.

    I do not like this food at all.

    The word 'lainkaan' is used here as an intensifier to emphasize the negative sentiment towards the food.

  • Hän ei tullut lainkaan kokoukseen.

    He did not come to the meeting at all.

    'Lainkaan' in this context reinforces the statement about absence, emphasizing completeness.

  • Et tarvitse lainkaan rahaa tähän peliin.

    You do not need any money at all for this game.

    Here, 'lainkaan' is used to stress that money is completely unnecessary.

  • En pidä siitä lainkaan.

    I don't like it at all.

    Here, 'lainkaan' is used to emphasize the negation, conveying the meaning 'at all.'

  • Hän ei vastannut kysymykseen lainkaan.

    He didn't answer the question at all.

    In this context, 'lainkaan' strengthens the negation, illustrating complete lack of action.

  • Tämä ei ole lainkaan vaikeaa.

    This is not difficult at all.

    Here, it is used to negate in a positive sense, indicating ease and lack of difficulty.

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