jos tädillä olisi munat, se olisi setä

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjos ˈtædilːæ ˈolisi ˈmunɑt, ˈse ˈolisi ˈsetæ/, [ˈjo̞s̠ ˈtædilːæ ˈo̞lis̠i ˈmunɑ̝t̪, ˈs̠e̞ ˈo̞lis̠i ˈs̠e̞t̪æ]

Phrase

jos tädillä olisi munat, se olisi setä (If the aunt had balls, she would be an uncle) (informal, vulgar)

1. if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle (a retort to useless hypotheticals, as well as conclusions drawn from hindsight)

   Jos en olisi saanut potkuja, en olisi veloissa sinulle. – Jos tädillä olisi munat, se olisi setä.

   If I had not been fired from my job, I would not be indebted to you. – If the aunt had balls, she would be an uncle.