että

See also: etta, Etta, ettâ, etta-, -etta, and -étta

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *että, from Proto-Uralic *e- (this) + -tta (suffix indicating manner). Cognate with Estonian et, Erzya эте (et́e), while the Uralic root is also found in Hungarian ez.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈetːæ/, [ˈe̞t̪ːæ]
  • Rhymes: -etːæ
  • Syllabification(key): et‧tä

Conjunction

että

  1. (subordinating) that (conjunction indicating that the subordinate clause is the object of the verb of the main clause)
    Tiedän, että osaan tehdä sen.
    I know (that) I can do it.
  2. (subordinating) in order to, to, so that (purpose)
    Synonym: jotta
  3. as to
    Tiedän, että hän kärsi masennuksesta, mutta varmastikaan hän ei menisi niin pitkälle, että tappaisi itsensä?
    I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?

Derived terms

See also

Ingrian

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈetːæ/, [ˈe̞tː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈetːæ/, [ˈe̞tːæ]
  • Rhymes: -etː, -etːæ
  • Hyphenation: et‧tä

Verb

että

  1. second-person plural present of ei

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈetːæ/, [ˈe̞tː]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈetːæ/, [ˈe̞tːæ]
  • Rhymes: -etː, -etːæ
  • Hyphenation: et‧tä

Noun

että

  1. partitive singular of esi

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 29
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