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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ehkä (compare Estonian ehk, Ingrian ehkä, Karelian ehki, Livonian agā, Livvi ehki, Votic ehtši; see for further etymology). Probably from Proto-Finnic *e- + *-hkä.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ehkä
- perhaps, maybe
Usage notes
| Negative contractions for ehkä
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| basic form
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ehkä
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| negative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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ehken
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ehkemme
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| 2nd person
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ehket
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ehkette
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| 3rd person
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ehkei
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ehkeivät
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These contractions are used with the indicative forms of the negative verb ei. They are common, but optional.
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Conjunction
ehkä (archaic)
- although, though
- Synonym: vaikka
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ehkä. Cognates with Finnish ehkä and Estonian ehk.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ehkä
- Synonym of ehki
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 28