See also: viela and vielā

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *veelä (compare Estonian veel), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian vēl (yet, still, again), Lithuanian vėl (again)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋie̯læ/, [ˈʋie̞̯læ]
  • Rhymes: -ielæ
  • Syllabification(key): vie‧lä

Adverb

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vielä

  1. yet (thus far; usually with negative)
    Emme ole siellä vielä.
    We are not there yet.
  2. yet, even (to an even greater degree; emphasizing a comparative)
    Vielä suurempi.
    Even larger.
  3. still (up to a time, as in the preceding time)
    Synonyms: yhä, edelleen
    Hän on vielä siellä.
    She is still there.
  4. still (nevertheless)
    Synonym: silti
  5. another (determiner in English), in addition, more
    Minä otan vielä yhden oluen.
    I'll have another beer.
    Otan mukaani vielä tämän.
    I'll take this thing with me too.
    Vielä kerran!
    Once more!

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