Although, even though:
- Sinä tulit, vaikka satoi! - You came although it rained!
- Miksi sä et soittanut, vaikka mä pyysin? - Why didn't you call even though I asked you to?
- Mä en osannut vastata yhteenkään kysymykseen, vaikka mä olin opiskellut koko yön. - I couldn't answer a single question even though I had studied all night.
For example, for instance:
- Syödäänkö vaikka pitsaa? - Shall we eat pizza for example?
- Mä soitan sulle vaikka viideltä. - I'll call you for example at five.
- Laita se vaikka tuohon laatikkoon. - Put it to that box for instance.
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3 comments:
I had no idea about the second sense, tnx
No tämä tuli heti mieleen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaZR3WKy1zs
Third meaning - sure, whatever:
- Syödäänkö pitsaa? (- Shall we eat pizza?)
- Vaikka. (- Sure, whatever.)
This is obviously derived from the second meaning:
- Tehdään vaikka niin. (- Let's do that, "for instance".)
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