"entä" meaning in Finnish

See entä in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ˈentæ/, [ˈe̞n̪t̪æ]
Rhymes: -entæ Etymology: Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], from Proto-Germanic *anþi. Compare Estonian ent (“but”), Ingrian entä (“but, however”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|fi|gmq-pro||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Norse [Term?], {{bor+|fi|gmq-pro|}} Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?], {{der|fi|gem-pro|*andi|*anþi}} Proto-Germanic *anþi, {{cog|et|ent||but}} Estonian ent (“but”), {{cog|izh|entä||but, however}} Ingrian entä (“but, however”) Head templates: {{head|fi|conjunction|cat2=|head=}} entä, {{fi-con}} entä
  1. what about
    Sense id: en-entä-fi-conj-MTlEPRJZ
  2. what (used to introduce a speculation or alternative proposition together with jos (“if”); see also what if) Synonyms: mitä
    Sense id: en-entä-fi-conj-Zpb2ySJI Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 0 61 39
  3. (dialectal) than (in comparisons) Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-entä-fi-conj-MDGjrVJo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: entä sitten

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          "english": "You're obviously having a good time, but what about me?",
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          "english": "What about the second goal!",
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          "english": "What if I get lost on my way to the ship?",
          "text": "Entä jos eksyn matkalla laivaan?",
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          "english": "What if Abraham Lincoln had not been assassinated?",
          "text": "Entä jos Abraham Lincolnia ei olisi murhattu?",
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          "english": "What if we went to the movies instead?",
          "text": "Entä jos mentäisiinkin elokuviin?",
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          "english": "You're obviously having a good time, but what about me?",
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          "english": "What if I get lost on my way to the ship?",
          "text": "Entä jos eksyn matkalla laivaan?",
          "type": "example"
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        {
          "english": "What if Abraham Lincoln had not been assassinated?",
          "text": "Entä jos Abraham Lincolnia ei olisi murhattu?",
          "type": "example"
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          "english": "What if we went to the movies instead?",
          "text": "Entä jos mentäisiinkin elokuviin?",
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