Minkäminkään

minkäminkään is a Finnish word that translates loosely to "whatsoever" or "whatever" in English. It is an interrogative adverbial construction, formed from the question word "mikä" (what) and the suffix "-nsä" which often indicates possession or indefiniteness, combined with an additional "-än" ending. The combination creates a sense of absolute generality or lack of specificity.

The phrase is used to express indifference or to indicate that the specific nature of something is irrelevant. For example, if someone asks what you want to eat, you might reply "Minkäminkään" to imply that anything is fine. It can also be used in a more emphatic sense, to suggest that something is of no consequence or importance, regardless of its details. Its usage is generally informal and conversational.

While "mikä tahansa" is a more common and standard way to express "whatever" or "anything," "minkäminkään" carries a slightly more colloquial and sometimes resigned tone. It is not a formal grammatical term but rather an idiomatic expression that has become part of spoken Finnish. The exact nuance can depend on the context and the speaker's intonation.