vähän

See also: vahan

Finnish

Etymology

The instructive or genitive singular of vähä.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋæhæn/, [ˈʋæɦæn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -æhæn
  • Syllabification(key): vä‧hän

Adverb

vähän (comparative vähemmän, superlative vähiten)

  1. few
    Meitä oli vähän verrattuna viholliseen.
    We were few in comparison with the enemy.
  2. a little
    Ottaisin mielelläni vähän lisää.
    I'd like to take a little more.
  3. (slang, often in the beginning of a sentence) very
    Vähän on hyvää safkaa!
    The food is very good!

Determiner

vähän

  1. few, a little

Noun

vähän

  1. genitive singular of vähä

Antonyms

Further reading

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish vähän.

Adverb

vähän

  1. little, few
  2. hardly, barely

References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “едва, мало, немного”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
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