"ei kai" meaning in Finnish

See ei kai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Head templates: {{head|fi|interjections|head=ei kai}} ei kai, {{fi-int|head=ei kai}} ei kai
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ei, kai. "probably not", "I guess not"
    Sense id: en-ei_kai-fi-intj-MmeEUV2~
  2. (colloquial) not even (used to express strong disbelief, disappointment or disapproval) Tags: colloquial Synonyms: ei ole totta, eikä
    Sense id: en-ei_kai-fi-intj-Wq-DYs6C
  3. (colloquial, sarcastic) duh, no duh Tags: colloquial, sarcastic
    Sense id: en-ei_kai-fi-intj-OXNkm1ys Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 17 13 70 0
  4. (colloquial) don't tell me Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-ei_kai-fi-intj-k~gnDhSF

Download JSON data for ei kai meaning in Finnish (1.8kB)

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