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edes.

even (suggesting an absolute minimum in a question)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈedes/[ˈe̞de̞s̠]
  1. even (suggesting an absolute minimum in a question)

    Voiko hän edes juosta?
  2. at least (suggesting an absolute minimum in a positive statement)

    Voisit edes lähettää hänelle kortin.
    Anna kymmenen tai edes viisi euroa.
  3. anyway (in any event)

    Hyvä, että edes ilma oli kaunis.
  4. even, so much as (suggesting the lack of even a minimum of something in a negative statement)

    Asun talossa, jossa ei ole edes vesijohtoa.
    Hän käveli huoneeseen kysymättä edes lupaa ja alkoi selailla heidän tiedostojaan.
  5. for-, fore-, forth (signifies being in front of something, often figuratively)

    edesmennyt
    edestakaisin
  6. on, onward (in some time-related expressions)

    tästedes
  7. forward, forwards

    dated · dialectal
Where this word comes from

esi- + -s (s-lative singular); originally "forward, forwards".

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