lähimainkaan
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlæhiˌmɑi̯ŋkɑːn/, [ˈlæɦiˌmɑ̝i̯ŋkɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑiŋkɑːn
- Syllabification(key): lä‧hi‧main‧kaan
Adverb
lähimainkaan
- (chiefly in the negative) by a long shot, by a wide margin, even close to
- Hän ei pysynyt vauhdissani, ei lähimainkaan.
- He couldn't keep up with me, not by a long shot.
Further reading
- “lähimainkaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
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