ännu

See also: annu

Swedish

Alternative forms

• ändnu (obsolete)

Etymology

än (“yet”) + nu (“now”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɛnːɵ/, /ɛˈnʉː/

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Adjective

ännu (not comparable)

1. (Finland) another, else

   Synonyms: till, ytterligare, än

   Det var ännu något som jag ville säga.

   There was something else I wanted to say.

Adverb

ännu (not comparable)

1. (with the negative) thus far, yet

   Jag har inte sett honom ännu. / Jag har ännu inte sett honom.

   I haven't seen him yet.

2. even, still (in comparisons)

   Jag gillar min bil, men den här är ännu bättre!

   I like my car, but this one here is even better!

3. yet another; in addition; still another point to a list

   Detektiven hittade ännu ett möjligt motiv för mordet.

   The detective found yet another possible motive for the murder.

4. still, up to a time

   Det finns hopp ännu!

   There is still hope.

Usage notes

thus far

There are two options for the word order when using "ännu", as in the examples. The synonym "än" is however only used with the first option: "Jag har inte sett honom än." - but it is not used with a negative.

There are some slight nuances in the meaning of the words, in that "inte ännu"/"ännu inte" might imply that one isn't quite certain if it ever will happen, while "inte än" implies a certain degree of confidence that it will happen (sooner or later).

Concerning the synonyms: "hittills" is only used about conditions which have been true up to the present time.

yet another

Compare word order for the different synonyms:

• ännu ett motiv
• ytterligare ett motiv
• ett motiv till

As for meaning, 'till' can be translated as "another" while 'ännu' and 'ytterligare' are "yet another". In Finland ännu can however mean ytterligare, see the adjective header.

Synonyms

• (thus far): än, hittills
• (even): än (rare)
• (in addition): ytterligare, till
• (still): än, fortfarande, alltjämt

Further reading

• ännu in Svensk ordbok.