vaikka
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *vaikka, possibly from *vai. Related to Ingrian vaikka, Karelian vaikka and Votic vaikkõ.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editvaikka
- (subordinating) although, though, even though [with indicative]
- Menen ulos, vaikka sataa.
- I'll go out even though it's raining.
- Minun on saatava se valmiiksi tällä viikolla, vaikka sitten ylitöinä.
- I'll have to finish it this week, working overtime if need be.
- (subordinating) even if [with conditional]
- Menen ulos, vaikka sataisi.
- I'll go out even if it rains.
- (with negative) not that (usually with the clitic -han/-hän or -pa/-pä)
- Taitaa tulla hyvä sienivuosi, vaikka ethän sinä välitä sienistä.
- It looks like a good year for mushrooms this year, not that you are partial to mushrooms.
Usage notes
editNegative contractions for vaikka | ||
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basic form | vaikka | |
negative | singular | plural |
1st person | vaikken | vaikkemme |
2nd person | vaikket | vaikkette |
3rd person | vaikkei | vaikkeivät vaikkeivat |
These contractions are used with the indicative forms of the negative verb ei. They are common, but optional. |
Adverb
editvaikka
- for instance, for example
- Synonym: vaikkapa
- Kokeile vaikka tätä.
- Try this, for instance.
- how about, what about (used to indicate that something is proposed as a suggestion)
- Pelattaisiinko vaikka šakkia?
- How about a game of chess?
- (with an interrogative) emphasizes the openness of a set or group
- Sieltähän voi tulla vaikka kuka ovesta sisään.
- Basically anyone could come in through the door.
- Minä en mieltäni muuta, vaikka mitä tapahtuisikin.
- I won't change my mind, no matter whatever happens.
Interjection
editvaikka
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “vaikka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Ingrian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Finnic *vaikka. Cognates include Finnish vaikka.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯kːɑ/, [ˈʋɑi̯kː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯kːɑ/, [ˈʋɑi̯kːɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑi̯kː, -ɑi̯kːɑ
- Hyphenation: vaik‧ka
Conjunction
editvaikka
- Synonym of vaikko
References
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 631
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