jahka

Finnish

Etymology

Perhaps derived from ja (for the suffix, compare ehkä < e-). May also be a contraction of ja ehkä.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjɑhkɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝xkɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑhkɑ
Syllabification^(key): jah‧ka

Conjunction

jahka

once, when, as soon as; used to refer to an expected event in the future
Ymmärrät kyllä, jahka tulet vanhemmaksi.
You will understand when you get older.

Lähden kotiin, jahka saan tämän työn valmiiksi.
I'll go home as soon as I finish this project.

Synonyms

kun, kunhan, sitten kun, heti kun

Derived terms

Further reading

“jahka”, 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

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