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Finnish
Etymology
See ei.
Pronunciation
Verb
älä
- second-person singular imperative present of ei
Juokse! -> Älä juokse!- Run! -> Do not run!
Interjection
älä
- don't!, stop!
- (colloquial) wow, really? (expressing positive surprise)
- (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?
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