kertaakaan

Finnish

Etymology

kerta > partitive kertaa +‎ -kaan

Adverb

kertaakaan

  1. Used with negation verb ei, (not) even once
    Isoäitini asuu lähellä, mutta en ole kertaakaan käynyt hänen luonaan.
    My grandmother lives near here, but I haven't visited her even once.
  2. (indefinite, in question clauses) even once
    Oletko kertaakaan käynyt isoäitisi luona?
    Have you visited your grandmother even once?
    Etkö ole kertaakaan käynyt isoäitisi luona?
    Haven't you visited your grandmother even once?

Usage notes

In an affirmative sentence "even once" translates as edes kerran

Kävisit hänen luonaan, edes kerran!
You should visit her, even once.
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