arvatenkaan

Finnish

Etymology

arvaten + -kaan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑrʋɑteŋkɑːn/, [ˈɑ̝rʋɑ̝ˌt̪e̞ŋkɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -eŋkɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): ar‧va‧ten‧kaan

Adverb

arvatenkaan (not comparable)

  1. (chiefly in the negative) I guess, presumably
    Et arvatenkaan.
    I guess [you are/have/do] not.
polarity
pair
positive arvatenkin
negative arvatenkaan

Further reading

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