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entä

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See also: enta, entá, -enta, -entae, and -ență

Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *anþi. Compare Estonian ent (but), Ingrian entä (but, however).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈentæ/, [ˈe̞n̪t̪æ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -entæ
  • Hyphenation(key): en‧tä

Conjunction

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entä

  1. what about
    Minä lähden – entä sinä?
    I'll go – what about you?
    Sinulla on selvästi hauskaa, mutta entä minulla?
    You're obviously having a good time, but what about me?
    Entä toinen maali!
    What about the second goal!
  2. (dialectal) than (in comparisons)
    Meijän isä on kovempi entä teijän isä.
    My father is cooler than your father.

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