"eikä" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Finnish]

IPA: /ˈei̯kæ/, [ˈe̞i̯k̟æ]
Rhymes: -eikæ Etymology: ei + -kä Etymology templates: {{suffix|fi|ei|ka|alt2=kä}} ei + -kä Head templates: {{head|fi|verb form}} eikä
  1. (coordinating) nor (the latter clause beginning with this must have same subject as the former clause) Tags: coordinating
    Sense id: en-eikä-fi-verb-4eUObB~6 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 21 27 19 29 3
  2. Turns a negative verb into a conjunction, usually to connect two phrases (like "and") or serving to contrast; and ... not
    Sense id: en-eikä-fi-verb-El0MzMFx Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 21 27 19 29 3
  3. (preceded by another negative verb) neither ... nor
    Sense id: en-eikä-fi-verb-72Hzdh1A Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 21 27 19 29 3
  4. Used instead of a plain ei to strengthen a negative message. Synonyms: ei
    Sense id: en-eikä-fi-verb-Gghsj6t9 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish terms suffixed with -ka Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 21 27 19 29 3 Disambiguation of Finnish terms suffixed with -ka: 19 21 18 28 13
  5. Used to express disbelief or astonishment.
    Sense id: en-eikä-fi-verb-SxVUUMql
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ja ei Related terms: ei (english: for more information of the negative verb in Finnish)

Inflected forms

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        {
          "english": "I'm not crazy nor drunk.",
          "text": "En ole hullu enkä humalassa.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "It's not red nor yellow.",
          "text": "Se ei ole punainen eikä keltainen.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "I am not getting up, nor am I having breakfast until the sun shines.",
          "text": "Minä en nouse ylös, enkä syö aamupalaa, ennen kuin aurinko paistaa.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "english": "I am sick and I will not come to work.",
          "text": "Olen sairaana, enkä tule töihin.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "This is a requirement, not a wish.",
          "text": "Tämä on vaatimus eikä toive.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        {
          "english": "Neither now, nor ever will he forgive his mother.",
          "text": "Hän ei anna äidilleen anteeksi nyt eikä ikinä.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Neither I nor my family knows anything about it.",
          "text": "En minä eikä perheeni tiedä siitä mitään.",
          "type": "example"
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        "neither ... nor"
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        {
          "english": "No (it) isn't!",
          "text": "Eikä ole!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Take your beanie off the head! --No, I sure will not!",
          "text": "Ota pipo päästä! --Enkä ota!",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "Voitin miljoonan lotossa. --Eikä!",
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      "ipa": "[ˈe̞i̯k̟æ]"
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          "text": "En ole hullu enkä humalassa.",
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        {
          "english": "It's not red nor yellow.",
          "text": "Se ei ole punainen eikä keltainen.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "I am not getting up, nor am I having breakfast until the sun shines.",
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          "text": "Olen sairaana, enkä tule töihin.",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "This is a requirement, not a wish.",
          "text": "Tämä on vaatimus eikä toive.",
          "type": "example"
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          "and",
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          "not",
          "not"
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        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
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        {
          "english": "Neither now, nor ever will he forgive his mother.",
          "text": "Hän ei anna äidilleen anteeksi nyt eikä ikinä.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Neither I nor my family knows anything about it.",
          "text": "En minä eikä perheeni tiedä siitä mitään.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "neither ... nor"
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          "nor",
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        {
          "english": "No (it) isn't!",
          "text": "Eikä ole!",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Take your beanie off the head! --No, I sure will not!",
          "text": "Ota pipo päästä! --Enkä ota!",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "I won a million in lottery. --Really?!",
          "text": "Voitin miljoonan lotossa. --Eikä!",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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        "Used to express disbelief or astonishment."
      ],
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        [
          "disbelief",
          "disbelief#English"
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          "astonishment",
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈei̯kæ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈe̞i̯k̟æ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eikæ"
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      "word": "ja ei"
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