älä

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ala"

Finnish

älä

The second-person singular form of the negation verb in imperative, do not/don’t (addressing one person):
- Juokse! -> Älä juokse!
  - Run! -> Do not run!

Älä is used with the connegative form of the main verb. That form is identical to the second-person singular imperative present form and to the indicative present connegative form.

The negative verb has no infinitive form. The negative verb is conjugated only in person, not in tense or mood. (For the second person singular of the negative verb in the indicative, conditional and potential mood, see et.)

	singular	plural
first person	—	(imperative) älkäämme
second person	(imperative) älä; (optative) ällös	(imperative) älkää
third person	(imperative) älköön	(imperative) älkööt

älä!

don't!, stop!
(the speaker astonished) really?
(colloquial, indicates agreement on the preceding statement) tell me about it! I know, right?
- Elokuva oli ihan hillitön! — Älä!
  - The movie was hilarious! — I know!
(colloquial, sarcastic) you don't say, (oh) really?

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