/ˈkuten/, [ˈkut̪e̞n]
Alkuperäku- + -ten (causative singular). Originally an apparently Eastern Finnish word that was introduced into the standard language in the 19th century.
- as, like (the same way; always followed by something compared to)
“Kuten voimme nähdä...” — As we can see...
“Kuten isäsi aina sanoi...” — Like your father always said...
“Kolmas kirjain on C, kuten sanassa Celsius.” — The third letter is C as in the word Celsius.
- such as, like, for example
“Kisoihin osallistui useita Aasian maita kuten Kiina, Intia ja Thaimaa.” — Many Asian countries, such as China, India and Thailand, participated in the games.
- as well as (with myös)
“kuten kesällä myös talvella” — in summer as well as winter