ainda
See also: aínda
Kalasha
Noun
ainda
- The future.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- inda (obsolete or regional)
- ynda (obsolete)
- ahinda (obsolete)
- aynda (obsolete)
- ahynda (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old Portuguese aynda, from a- + inda, from Latin inde (“thenceforth”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ˈĩ.da/, /a.ˈĩ.dɐ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ˈĩ.dɐ/
- Hyphenation: a‧in‧da
Adverb
ainda (not comparable)
- still, yet (up to a time)
- Ainda não almocei.
- I didn’t have lunch yet.
- Falta ler um livro ainda.
- A book still needs to be read.
- even (emphasises a comparative)
- O Canadá é ainda mais frio que os Estados Unidos.
- Canada is even colder than the United States.
- someday (at some time in the future)
- Andorinhas ainda conseguirão carregar cocos.
- Someday swallows will be able to carry coconuts.
- only (as recently as)
- Ainda há dez minutos falávamos de ti.
- We were talking about you only ten minutes ago.
- at least
- Ainda se tivesse tempo, teria estudado.
- If I had at least had time, I would have studied.
- even (implying an extreme example in the case mentioned)
- Já viajaram à França, Alemanha e ainda à Itália.
- They already travelled to France, Germany and even to Italy.
- still; nevertheless (in spite of what preceded)
- Perdeste todo seu dinheiro mas ainda apostas.
- You lost all your money but you still gamble?
- besides
Derived terms
- ainda assim
- ainda bem
- ainda por cima
- ainda que