puhumattakaan

Finnish

Etymology

puhumatta (“without speaking”) + -kaan (“suffix used to stress one's point in an argument”)

Verb

puhumattakaan

  1. without speaking
    Mitä, pitääkö minun puhua hänen kanssaan? - Mitä muuta voit tehdä? Ei tämä ongelma puhumattakaan ratkea!
    What, do I have to speak to him? - What else can you do? This problem will not get solved without speaking!
  2. let alone, not to mention, to say nothing of
    En edes huomannut sitä - puhumattakaan, että välittäisin.
    I didn't even notice it, let alone care.
    Hän oli jo syönyt suuren loumaan, puhumattakaan kahdesta aamiaisesta samana aamuna.
    She had already eaten a large lunch, to say nothing of having had two breakfasts that morning

Usage notes
  • If a verb needs to be connected to this term, use the conjunction että + conditional, as in the usex above.

Synonyms
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