vain.
only, merely, exclusively, solely, just
Meaning & usage
only, merely, exclusively, solely, just
Olen vain ihminen.
Paita maksoi vain kaksi euroa.
ever (when used with an interrogative pronoun)
mikä vain
milloin vain
An emphatic word used with the negative verb and -kö for tag questions.
Kävit siellä, etkö vain?
Tämä on se, eikö vain?
go ahead, be my guest (in positive); definitely (in negative)
"Saanko syödä viimeisen suklaapalan?" "Syö vain."
Älä vain oleta minun syöneen viimeistä kakkupalaa.
Where this word comes from
Probably an old instructive plural of the stem vaja- (*vajin). Cognate with Estonian vaid. Doublet of vaan.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.