yhä

See also: YHA

Finnish

Etymology

From earlier *yhtäk, *yhdäk, an old lative case of yksi; literally "going/heading in one (and the same) direction". Cognate with Estonian üha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈyhæ(ˣ)/, [ˈyɦæ(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -yhæ
Syllabification^(key): y‧hä

Adverb

yhä

still (continuing uninterruptedly from a previous state)
Hän on yhä sairaana.
He is still sick.

Olen yhä samaa mieltä.
I'm still of the same opinion.
(with comparative or a comparison) more and more, ever more (progressively more)
Öljystä tulee yhä kalliimpaa.
Oil is getting ever more expensive.

Hän alkoi soittaa yhä useammin.
He started calling more and more frequently.

Synonyms

(still): yhäti, edelleen, vielä, aina vain
(more and more): aina, aina vain

Derived terms

See also

yhtä

Further reading

“yhä”, 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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