koska

ko- +‎ -s +‎ -ka; the lative of ko- (from Proto-Uralic *ku- ~ *ko-) with the interrogative particle -ka.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoskɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠kɑ]
• Rhymes: -oskɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kos‧ka

koska

1. (subordinating) because, since.

   Koska et soittanut, lähdimme ilman sinua.

   Since you didn't call, we left without you.

   Koska meillä on joulu, juhla armas lapsien, eikä rasita koulu, syyt' on olla iloinen!

   Because we have the midwinter festival now, ...

koska (not comparable)

1. Synonym of milloin (“when, at what time”)

   Koska he tulevat?

   When will they arrive?

   Tiedätkö, koska he tulevat?

   Do you know when they'll arrive?

koska

1. (rare, slang, nonstandard) Synonym of takia (“because of”) (as a calque of English prepositional because)

   Miks sä oot kotona? Koska kuume.

   Why are you at home? Because fever.

• kasko, sakko, sokka

• IPA^(key): /kôska/
• Hyphenation: kos‧ka

kȍska f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ска)

1. a big bone

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