älä

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"

Finnish

Alternative forms

• elä (dialectal)

Etymology

See ei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈælæ/, [ˈælæ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈælæˣ/, [ˈælæ(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ælæ
• Syllabification^(key): ä‧lä

Verb

älä

1. second-person singular imperative present of ei

   Juokse! -> Älä juokse!

   Run! -> Do not run!

Interjection

älä

1. don't!, stop!
2. wow, really?
3. (colloquial, indicates agreement on the preceding statement) tell me about it! I know, right?

   Elokuva oli ihan hillitön! — Älä!

   The movie was hilarious! — I know!

4. (colloquial, sarcastic) you don't say, (oh) really?

Synonyms

• ihanko totta

Further reading

• “älä”, 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