yhä

See also: YHA

Finnish

Etymology

Cognate with yksi, Estonian üha.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: y‧hä
Rhymes: -yhæ
IPA^(key): [ˈyhæ]

Adverb

yhä

still (continuing uninterruptedly from a previous state)
Hän on yhä sairaana.
He is still sick.

Olen yhä samaa mieltä.
I'm still of the same opinion.
(with comparative or a comparison) more and more, ever more (progressively more)
Öljystä tulee yhä kalliimpaa.
Oil is getting ever more expensive.

Hän alkoi soittaa yhä useammin.
He started calling more and more frequently.

Synonyms

(still): yhäti, edelleen, vielä, aina vain
(more and more): aina, aina vain

Derived terms

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