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"text": "Tulee kai sade.",
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"english": "I guess I'll have to go.",
"text": "Minun pitää kai lähteä.",
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"english": "Was it Lasse who broke this? — Probably yes.",
"text": "Lasseko tämän rikkoi? — Niin kai.",
"translation": "Was it Lasse who broke this? — Probably yes.",
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}
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"word": "kenties"
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"word": "otaksuttavasti"
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"word": "arvatenkin"
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{
"word": "varmaankin"
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"english": "One would think he can. — Yes, but I doubt!",
"text": "Luulisi hänen osaavan. — Kyllä kai!",
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"english": "Let me help you! — Bah, you haven't been much of a help so far.",
"text": "Annas minä autan! — Niin kai, et sinä ole ennenkään auttanut.",
"translation": "Let me help you! — Bah, you haven't been much of a help so far.",
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}
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"Used to indicate derision or disbelief."
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"english": "Of course I believe you!",
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"english": "You know this, don't you!",
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"ipa": "[ˈkɑ̝i̯(ʔ)]"
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"word": "kai"
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"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Finnish/ɑi",
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29,
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"text": "Lasseko tämän rikkoi? — Niin kai.",
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}
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],
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"word": "ehkä"
},
{
"word": "kenties"
},
{
"word": "luultavasti"
},
{
"word": "otaksuttavasti"
},
{
"word": "arvatenkin"
},
{
"word": "varmaankin"
},
{
"word": "mahdollisesti"
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31,
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"english": "One would think he can. — Yes, but I doubt!",
"text": "Luulisi hänen osaavan. — Kyllä kai!",
"translation": "One would think he can. — Yes, but I doubt!",
"type": "example"
},
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25,
28
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19,
22
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"english": "Let me help you! — Bah, you haven't been much of a help so far.",
"text": "Annas minä autan! — Niin kai, et sinä ole ennenkään auttanut.",
"translation": "Let me help you! — Bah, you haven't been much of a help so far.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Used to indicate derision or disbelief."
],
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],
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]
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"english": "Of course I believe you!",
"text": "Totta kai minä sinua uskon!",
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"english": "You know this, don't you!",
"text": "Kai sinä tämän tiedät!",
"translation": "You know this, don't you!",
"type": "example"
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"glosses": [
"Used as a fortifier, or to confirm."
],
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],
"synonyms": [
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"word": "toki"
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"word": "tottahan"
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"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˈkɑi̯(ˣ)/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈkɑ̝i̯(ʔ)]"
},
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"rhymes": "-ɑi"
}
],
"word": "kai"
}
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Finnish dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-25 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (1a05e46 and e3d6d4e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.
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