että

See also: etta, Etta, -etta, and etta-

Finnish

From Proto-Finnic *että, from Proto-Uralic *e- (“this”) plus a suffix. (Compare jotta from the same root as joka.) The word is cognate to Estonian et, and the stem has a cognate in Hungarian ez.

että

(subordinating) that (conjunction indicating that the subordinate clause of the subject of the verb of the main clause)
Tiedän, että osaan tehdä sen.
I know (that) I can do it.
(subordinating) Indicates purpose in order to, to, so that
as to
Tiedän, että hän kärsi masennuksesta, mutta varmastikaan hän ei menisi niin pitkälle, että tappaisi itsensä.
I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?

From Old Norse ættaðr, equivalent to ett +‎ -ä.

että

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