älä

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"

Finnish

Alternative forms

elä (dialectal)

Etymology

See ei.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈælæ/, [ˈælæ]
IPA^(key): /ˈælæˣ/, [ˈælæ(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ælæ
Syllabification^(key): ä‧lä

Verb

älä

second-person singular imperative present of ei
Juokse! -> Älä juokse!
Run! -> Do not run!

Interjection

älä

don't!, stop!
wow, really?
(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

Further reading

“älä”, 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 2023-07-04

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