ehkä
Finnish
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ˈehkæ/, [ˈe̞hk̟æ]
- Rhymes: -ehkæ
- Syllabification(key): eh‧kä
Usage notes
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ehkä”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈehkæ/, [ˈe̞xk]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈehkæ/, [ˈe̞xkæ]
- Rhymes: -ehk, -ehkæ
- Hyphenation: eh‧kä
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 28
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