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1. The adverb kekko is used in colloquial speech when something exceeds
the speaker's and 1 or hearer's expectation to a considerable degree. ~n
the sentences that end in ne the adverb indicates that s.t. exceeds both
the speaker's and the hearer's expectation (as in KS and Exs.(c) - (f)).
The adverb kekko indicates that s.t. exceeds the hearer's expectation (as
in Exs.(a) and (b)) or the speaker's expectation (as in Exs.(g) and 01)).
2. The adverb can be used with a verb that expresses an undesirable state
as in Exs.(e) - (g) but it cannot be used easily with an adjective that
expresses an undesirable state as shown below:

For that matter kekko cannot be used with any negative predicate.
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