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-pas

-pas

See also: pas, Pas, PAS, PAs, pás, pâs, păs, and pa's

Finnish

Particle

-pas / -päs (back vowel / front vowel stem)

  1. (enclitic) Used to stress a contradicting or surprising element in a sentence. Can be attached to all words. No clear translation into English.
    • Sinä et tiedä mitään historiasta! - Tiedänpäs!
      • You know nothing about history! - Yes I do!
    • Et ole kyllin vanha.Olenpas!
      • You're not old enough. - I am, too!
    • Jopas jotakin!
      • That's quite something!
    • Hän yritti taivutella minua, mutta minäpäs en antanut periksi.
      • He tried to persuade me, but I did not give up.

Quechua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pæs/
  • (Cusco) IPA(key): /pɪs/ (-pis)

Suffix

-pas

  1. also, too
    Qamtapas khuyanim.
    I love you as well.
    Chay warmim tusuchkanpas takichkanpas.
    That woman is dancing and singing.
    Paypas ñuqapas risaqku.
    He and I will go.

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