ehkä

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *ehkä (compare Estonian ehk, Ingrian ehkä, Karelian ehki, Livonian agā, Livvi ehki, Votic ehtši; see for further etymology). Probably from Proto-Finnic *e- + *-hkä.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈehkæ/, [ˈe̞hk̟æ]
  • Rhymes: -ehkæ
  • Syllabification(key): eh‧kä

Adverb[edit]

ehkä

  1. perhaps, maybe

Usage notes[edit]

Negative contractions for ehkä
basic form ehkä
negative singular plural
1st person ehken ehkemme
2nd person ehket ehkette
3rd person ehkei ehkeivät

These contractions are used with the indicative forms of the negative verb ei. They are common, but optional.

Conjunction[edit]

ehkä (archaic)

  1. although, though
    Synonym: vaikka

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Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *ehkä. Cognates with Finnish ehkä and Estonian ehk.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ehkä

  1. Synonym of ehki

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 28