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Määritelmät

1. Makes commands or requests more persuasive.
   enclitic, familiar, informal, particle
2. Appended to a second-person imperative to give a command or request a slightly rude or impatient tone—the tone may vary depending on the verb and other particles used.
   enclitic, familiar, informal, particle
3. Appended to a second-person imperative with the particle -pa/-pä to give a command or request a slightly more persuasive or inspiring tone.
   enclitic, familiar, informal, particle
4. Appended to the impersonal indicative present form to soften the command or request or to make it more persuasive.
   enclitic, familiar, informal, particle
5. Softens questions.
   enclitic, familiar, informal, particle
6. Softens questions, such as when the speaker expects the person addressed to know the answer.
   enclitic, familiar, informal, particle
7. Appended to an interrogative suffix -ko/-kö in order to bring the conversation partner or a person outside the conversation, talked about, emotionally closer to the #speaker, or to create familiarity into the conversation; also to express that closeness or familiarity—translation in English tends to vary; in some cases corresponds to tag questions.
   enclitic, familiar, informal, particle

Esimerkit

“Kuules nyt!”

Now do listen!

“Kuulkaas nyt!”

Now do listen!

“Tees nämä tehtävät.”

Go do these tasks.

“Laitapas lautaset pöytään.”

Hey, go put the plates on the table.

“Tehdääs tämä huomenna.”

Let's go do this tomorrow.

“Mikäs se Suomen pääkaupunki olikaan?”

What was Finland's capital again?

“Kukas heistä olikaan sinun lapsesi?”

Which of them was your child again?

“Eikös Saara opiskele oikeustieteitä?”

Saara studies law, doesn't she?

“Jaksatkos sinä?”

You sure you can make it?

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