jopa
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
jo (“already”) + -pa. Compare Estonian juba, which is formed equivalently.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
jopa
- even (chiefly in positive contexts; implying a positive extreme, such as when comparing to one's expectations)
- Jopa hän tiesi sen.
- Even he knew that.
- Jopa minä osaisin tehdä niin.
- Even I could do that.
- as much as
- Voit voittaa jopa miljoona dollaria!
- You can win as much as one million dollars!
- used as a fortifier
- Jopa on iso kala!
- That's one big fish!
- Jopa oli hieno juttu!
- That was quite something!
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Further reading[edit]
- “jopa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02