Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps derived from ja (for the suffix, compare ehkä < e-). May also be a contraction of ja ehkä.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɑhkɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝xkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): jah‧ka

Conjunction edit

jahka

  1. once, when, as soon as; used to refer to an expected event in the future
    Ymmärrät kyllä, jahka tulet vanhemmaksi.
    You will understand when you get older.
    Lähden kotiin, jahka saan tämän työn valmiiksi.
    I'll go home as soon as I finish this project.

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