minkään
Minkään is a Finnish word that functions as an indefinitive determiner or pronoun used to convey the sense of “any” in negative statements or in words and phrases describing kind or type. It is most common in expressions that emphasize the lack of any kind or amount, rather than in neutral positive statements.
In practice, minkään appears in compounds built from the adjective or noun and is especially visible in
Usage notes: minkään carries a strong sense of indefiniteness that negates the presence or sufficiency of a
- En löytänyt minkäänlaista syytä. (I didn’t find any reason.)
- Ei ole minkäänlaista apua tarjolla. (There is no kind of help available.)
- Onko sinulla minkäänlaista kokemusta? (Do you have any experience?)
See also: Finnish grammar, Finnish negation, Finnish adjectives with minkä/minkään.