kaikkensa

Finnish

Etymology

kaikki (“everything, all”) with a possessive suffix

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯kːensɑˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯kːe̞ns̠ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑikːensɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kaik‧ken‧sa

Adverb

kaikkensa

  1. all (everything possible)
    tehdä kaikkensa ― do all one can
    Hän antoi kaikkensa ja lyyhistyi maalilinjalla.
    She gave it her all, and collapsed at the finish line.

Inflection
Personal/possessive forms of kaikkensa
no possessor —
possessor singular plural
1st person kaikkeni kaikkemme
2nd person kaikkesi kaikkenne
3rd person kaikkensa
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