vähän

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See also: vahan

Finnish

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Etymology

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The instructive or genitive singular of vähä.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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vähän (comparative vähemmän, superlative vähiten)

  1. few (not many, only a small number of)
    Antonyms: monta, paljon
    Meitä oli vähän verrattuna viholliseen.
    We were few in comparison with the enemy.
  2. a little (a small amount of; to a small extent or degree)
    Antonym: paljon
    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!

Noun

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vähän

  1. genitive singular of vähä

Further reading

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Veps

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Etymology

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

Adverb

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vähän

  1. little, few
  2. hardly, barely

References

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  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “едва, мало, немного”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika