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Päivän sana - älä (don’t) (sopuli.xyz)

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Alternative forms

elä (dialectal)

Etymology

See ei.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈælæ/, [ˈælæ]
IPA(key): /ˈælæˣ/, [ˈælæ(ʔ)] (dialectal)
Rhymes: -ælæ
Hyphenation(key): älä

Verb

älä

second-person singular imperative present of ei

Juokse! -> Älä juokse!
Run! -> Do not run!

Interjection

älä

don't!, stop!
(colloquial) wow, really? (expressing positive surprise)
(colloquial, indicates agreement on the preceding statement) tell me about it! I know, right?
Elokuva oli ihan hillitön! — Älä!
The movie was hilarious! — I know!.
(colloquial, sarcastic) you don't say, (oh) really?

Synonyms

ihanko totta

lähde

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Finn here. There's no difference in pronounciation, but the colloquial expressions tend to have quite a theatrical expressive spin to them IRL. The context will also be totally different, so I don't see much potential for confusion.