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Finnish
Etymology
-pa + -s
Particle
-pas (front vowel harmony variant -päs, linguistic notation -pAs) (enclitic particle)
- Used to stress a contradicting or surprising element in a sentence. Can be attached to all words. No clear translation into English.
Sinä et tiedä mitään historiasta! - Tiedänpäs!- You know nothing about history! - Yes I do!
Et ole kyllin vanha. – Olenpas!- You're not old enough. - I am, too!
Jopas jotakin!- That's quite something!
Hän yritti taivutella minua, mutta minäpäs en antanut periksi.- He tried to persuade me, but I did not give up.
Saapas nähdä.- We will see about that.
- When added to the imperative verb, makes the command softer. No clear translation into English.
Katsopas tuonne!- Well look at there!
Äläpäs naura minulle!- Don't you laugh at me!
Olepas nyt hetki hiljaa!- Please be quiet for a moment!
Mokilese
Suffix
-pas
- indefinite article suffix for long objects; a (long object)
- war (“canoe”) + -pas → warpas (“a canoe”)
See also
Mokilese determinative suffixes
Quechua
Pronunciation
Suffix
-pas
- also, too
- Qamtapas khuyanim.
- I love you as well.
- Chay warmim tusuchkanpas takichkanpas.
- That woman is dancing and singing.
- Paypas ñuqapas risaqku.
- He and I will go.
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