Sanan -pa merkitys | Babel Free
-pɑMääritelmät
- Expresses that the speaker is surprised at or astonished by something.
- Front vowel variant of -pa
- please, kindly (appended to an imperative verb form in order to soften the command or request or turn it into a suggestion, or passive to form an urging hortative)
- Expresses admission or concession, possibly in a way that expresses defeat.
- if you like (used in giving a non-concrete instruction)
- Expresses that the speaker is proud of something, also to boast or brag about something.
- Used to narrate impulsive actions; when describing the speaker's own actions, expresses that the speaker decided to do the action at the referred time; when describing the (past) actions of the person being addressed, implies that the speaker is looking for an explanation.
- When appended to a second-person imperative with the particle -s, gives the command or request a slightly more persuasive or inspiring tone.
- I wish (expresses the speaker's desire for something that is not true)
- Adds a general emphatic tone, the exact meaning of which depends on the tone of voice.
- Expresses disagreement or objection (by arguing) in the form of an exclamation.
- whether (no matter whether or not), no matter (if, what)
- With interrogatives and conditional verbs, used to form self-deprecating, often rhetorical questions.
Vastineet
Esimerkit
“Tuollapa on paljon kukkia!”
Ooh lots of flowers are there!
“Oletpa sinä kaunis!”
How beautiful you are!
“Korjaapa lautaset pois pöydästä.”
Please, clear the plates off the table.
“Teepä nämä tehtävät.”
Kindly do these tasks.
“Tehdäänpä ne sitten.”
Let's do them then.
“Kokeilkaapa tätä mallia.”
Give this model a try.
“Sitä sanotaan että matematiikka on helppoa, vaan yrittäkääpä ymmärtää sitä itse!”
They say that maths is easy, yet you try understand it yourself!
“Eipä siinä paljoa ollut tehtävissä.”
Well, it's not like there was much that could have been done.
“Tuotapa en ollut tullut ajatelleeksi.”
Well, I hadn't thought of that.
“Mutta kuvittelepa maailma, jossa ei olisi ilmastonmuutosta.”
But imagine, if you like, a world where climate change did not exist.
“Meidänpä koira osaa laulaa!”
Well, our dog can sing!
“Taidanpa lähteä kotiin.”
I think I'll go home.
“Taisitpa sitten lähteä kotiin.”
So you chose to go home, huh.
“Laitapas lautaset pöytään.”
Hey, go put the plates on the table.
“Siistipäs huoneesi.”
Hey, go straighten up your room.
“Olisinpa tarttunut tilaisuuteen.”
I wish I had seized that opportunity.
“Oispa kaljaa.”
Wish I had some beer.
“Olinpa ajattelematon.”
How inconsiderate of me.
“Sanonpahan vaan!”
Just saying!
“Teinpä(s)!”
Yes I did! (for example, as a response to someone saying the speaker did not do their homework)
“Se sinun pitää tehdä, pidätpä siitä tai et.”
You have to do it, whether you like it or not.
“Kukapa minun kanssa haluaisi muutenkaan olla.”
I mean, who would want to be with me anyway.
CEFR-taso
Tämä sana kuuluu CEFR C2 -sanastoon — taso taitava.
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