ainda

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See also: aínda

Kalasha[edit]

Noun[edit]

ainda

  1. the future

Ladino[edit]

Adverb[edit]

ainda (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling איינדה)

  1. still, yet
    Synonym: ainde (Monastir)
    • 2008, Klara PERAHYA, “La Prensa i la kriza en el Oriente Medyo”, in Şalom Gazetesi‎[1]:
      La gerra Israel-Lebano, prevista al empesijo por unos kuantos dias, ainda kontinua.
      The Israel-Lebanon war, at first predicted to only last a few days, still continues.

Papiamentu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese ainda.

Adverb[edit]

ainda

  1. yet, still

Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese aynda, from paragogic a- + inda, from Latin inde (“thenceforth”).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧in‧da

Adverb[edit]

ainda (not comparable)

  1. still, yet (up to a time)
    Ainda não almocei.
    I haven’t had lunch yet.
    Falta ler um livro ainda.
    A book still needs to be read.
  2. even (emphasises a comparative)
    O Canadá é ainda mais frio que os Estados Unidos.
    Canada is even colder than the United States.
  3. someday (at some time in the future)
    As andorinhas ainda vão conseguir carregar cocos.
    Someday swallows will be able to carry coconuts.
  4. only (as recently as)
    Ainda há dez minutos falávamos de ti.
    We were talking about you only ten minutes ago.
  5. at least
    Ainda se tivesse tempo, teria estudado.
    If I had at least had time, I would have studied.
  6. even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned)
    Já visitaram a França, a Alemanha e ainda a Itália.
    They already visited France, Germany and even Italy.
  7. still; nevertheless (in spite of what preceded)
    Perdeste todo o teu dinheiro, mas ainda apostas?
    You lost all your money but you still gamble?
  8. besides

Derived terms[edit]

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