ännu
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See also: annu
Swedish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]ännu (not comparable)
- (Finland) another, else
- Synonyms: till, ytterligare, än
- Det var ännu något som jag ville säga.
- There was something else I wanted to say.
Adverb
[edit]ännu (not comparable)
- (with the negative) thus far, yet
- Jag har inte sett honom ännu. / Jag har ännu inte sett honom.
- I haven't seen him yet.
- even, still (in comparisons)
- Jag gillar min bil, men den här är ännu bättre!
- I like my car, but this one here is even better!
- yet another; in addition; still another point to a list
- Detektiven hittade ännu ett möjligt motiv för mordet.
- The detective found yet another possible motive for the murder.
- still, up to a time
- Det finns hopp ännu!
- There is still hope.
Usage notes
[edit]- thus far
- There are two options for the word order when using "ännu", as in the examples. The synonym "än" is however only used with the first option: "Jag har inte sett honom än." - but it is not used with a negative.
- There are some slight nuances in the meaning of the words, in that "inte ännu"/"ännu inte" might imply that one isn't quite certain if it ever will happen, while "inte än" implies a certain degree of confidence that it will happen (sooner or later).
- Concerning the synonyms: "hittills" is only used about conditions which have been true up to the present time.
- yet another
- Compare word order for the different synonyms:
- ännu ett motiv
- ytterligare ett motiv
- ett motiv till
- As for meaning, 'till' can be translated as "another" while 'ännu' and 'ytterligare' are "yet another". In Finland ännu can however mean ytterligare, see the adjective header.
Synonyms
[edit]- (thus far): än, hittills
- (even): än (rare)
- (in addition): ytterligare, till
- (still): än, fortfarande, alltjämt
Further reading
[edit]- ännu in Svensk ordbok.