(qualifier) A particle to express that the speaker had some (more or less) certain view on something but is surprised after having got to know the truth about it:
No tuohan mennä meni hienosti!
Hey, but that went well!
(qualifier) A particle to express that the speaker had some (more or less) certain view on something but is surprised at the controversial view expressed by some other person:
Olet kyllä turhaan masentunut opettajasi arvostelusta, sillä tuo maalaushan on aika hieno.
You're sad about the teacher's criticism for no reason, since that painting is quite good.
(qualifier) A particle to express that the speaker is determined about or resistant towards something:
tämä Tässä talossahan määrätä määrään minä!
Hey, I'm the one who keeps order in this house!
(qualifier) A particle appended to an indicative (more rarely: conditional or potential) verb form in order to express the speaker's wish about something; also to politely ask someone to do something—i.e., to avoid the imperative:
laittaa Laitoithan tiskikoneen käyntiin?
I trust you started up the dishwasher?
kattaa Katathan pöytä pöydän?
Set the table, will you?
(qualifier) With the particle -ko (korequired by the vowel harmony) to express "I wonder if".
pukeutua Pukeutui-ko kohan hän tarpeeksi lämmin lämpimästi tämä tänä aamuna?
I wonder if' he put enough clothes on this morning.
(alternative form of) (the case suffix for illative singular case) (ja-romanization of)
