yhä
See also: YHA
Finnish
editEtymology
edityh(t)ä- (“one”) + -(k) (k-lative singular) (from earlier *yhtäk, *yhdäk); literally "going/heading in one (and the same) direction". Cognate with Estonian üha.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
edityhä
- still (continuing uninterruptedly from a previous state)
- Hän on yhä sairaana.
- He is still sick.
- Olen yhä samaa mieltä.
- I'm still of the same opinion.
- (with comparative or a comparison) more and more, ever more (progressively more)
- Öljystä tulee yhä kalliimpaa.
- Oil is getting ever more expensive.
- Hän alkoi soittaa yhä useammin.
- He started calling more and more frequently.
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editFurther reading
edit- “yhä”, 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