edes - edes, Unclassified particle, lexical feature for undecided particles

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even (suggesting an absolute minimum in a question)

Fin:

Voiko hän edes juosta?

Eng:

Is he even able to run?

least (suggesting an absolute minimum in a positive statement)

ainakin, vähintään

Fin:

Voisit edes lähettää hänelle kortin.

Eng:

You could at least send her/him a postcard.

Fin:

Anna kymmenen tai edes viisi euroa.

Eng:

Give me ten or at least five euros.

anyway (in any event)

kuitenkin, kumminkin, sentään

Fin:

Hyvä, että edes ilma oli kaunis.

Eng:

Well, the weather was beautiful anyway.

even, so

much

as (suggesting the lack of even a minimum of something in a negative statement)

-kaan

Fin:

Asun talossa, jossa ei ole edes vesijohtoa.

Eng:

I live in a house which doesn't even have tap water.

Fin:

Hän käveli huoneeseen kysymättä edes lupaa ja alkoi selailla heidän tiedostojaan.

Eng:

Without so much as asking, he walked into the room and started digging through their files.

Fin:

Älä edes kuvittele!

Eng:

Don't even think of it!

Fin:

Edes NN ei osannut auttaa.

Eng:

Even NN was not able to help.

(as modifier) for-, fore-, forth (signifies being in front of something, often figuratively)

Fin:

edesmennyt

Eng:

deceased (compare foregone)

Fin:

edestakaisin

Eng:

back and forth

Fin:

edesvastuu

Eng:

legal liability (liability in front of the law)

(as headword) on, onward (in some time-related expressions)

Fin:

tästedes

Eng:

from now on

at least	vähintään, ainakin, edes
at all	lainkaan, ollenkaan, edes

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