kyllä

Finnish

Etymology

From . Cognates include Estonian küll, Ingrian kyllääst (“enough, sufficiently”), Karelian kyllä, Livonian ki’l, Veps külläine (“content, fat”) and Votic küll. Also related to Northern Sami galˈle. The adverb developed from the noun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkylːæ/, [ˈk̟ylːæ]

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• Rhymes: -ylːæ
• Syllabification^(key): kyl‧lä

Adverb

kyllä (not comparable)

1. an intensifier corresponding to the English auxiliary do

   Kyllä minä menin sinne.

   I did go there.

Interjection

kyllä

1. yes

Usage notes

• (interjection) Kyllä can be considered formal or stilted. When answering questions affirmatively, it's also possible to repeat the word – usually a verb – used for the question, commonly called an echo response.

Kävitkö eilen teatterissa? — Kävin.

"Did you go to the theatre yesterday?" — "Yes."

• Colloquially, words like joo and juu are used for affirmative answers.

Antonyms

• ei (and its other forms)

Derived terms

• kyllä-mies

Noun

kyllä

1. (obsolete) abundance

Derived terms

• kylläinen