Finnish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Colloquial/vernacular form of niin kuin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniːŋku/, [ˈniːŋku]
  • Rhymes: -iːŋku
  • Syllabification(key): niin‧ku

Conjunction

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niinku (colloquial)

  1. Alternative form of niin kuin
    Tytöt on vähän niinku kissatkin, ne tykkää siitä kun niitä pitää hyvänä.
    Girls are kinda like cats, they like it when you caress them.
    Olin niinku "en mä tiiä".
    I was like "I don't know".

Particle

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niinku (colloquial)

  1. like (used when hesitating or as filler; mild intensifier; indicating approximation or uncertainty; used to precede paraphrased quotations)
    Sun on niinku unohdettava se.
    You've got to, like, forget it/her/him.
    Siellä oli niinku viis ihmistä.
    There were like five people in there.

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