suinkaan
Suinkaan is a Finnish adverb used to emphasize negation. It conveys a sense of “not at all” or “by no means” and is typically tied to a negated clause. The word functions to intensify the denial of something being true, possible, or expected.
In usage, suinkaan appears in sentences that contain a negation, such as ei or en. It is
Suinkaan is invariable, serving as a single adverb rather than a conjugating word. It is predominantly used
- En suinkaan odottanut tällaista kulkua. (I did not expect this at all.)
- Se ei suinkaan ole ratkaisu. (That is not by any means a solution.)
- En suinkaan väittänyt sitä. (I did not claim that at all.)
See also: Finnish negation, adverbs in Finnish, Finnish syntax.