This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Finnish to English
  3. Slang

Emmeköhän

English translation: We should really

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Finnish term or phrase:Emmeköhän
English translation:We should really
Entered by: Alfa Trans (X)

18:02 Mar 14, 2009
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Slang
Finnish term or phrase: Emmeköhän
Emmeköhän lopeta tämän suhteen.
Adriana Andronache
Local time: 13:30
We should really end this relationship
Explanation:
It's a rhetorical question, a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply. That's why the question mark has been left out in Finnish. Then it's more like an opinion. Using '-hän' and the question form just make the opinion milder/more polite.

Selected response from:

Alfa Trans (X)
Local time: 13:30
Grading comment
Kiitos!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +1Couldn't we just...
Desmond O'Rourke
3 +2Mightn't we just...
Pauliina Kauppila
4Shouldn't we just
Owen Witesman
4We should just ....
FinnTrans
4We should really end this relationship
Alfa Trans (X)


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Couldn't we just...


Explanation:
Couldn't we just end this relationship?

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 7 mins (2009-03-14 18:09:51 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

The Finnish is more blunt i.e. can't we just end this relationship?
I prefer couldn't we, a more idiomatic translation in my opinion.

Desmond O'Rourke
United States
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker:


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Spencer Allman: The rest are alternatives
12 hrs
  -> Thank you
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Mightn't we just...


Explanation:
Just another idea.

Please note that "suhteen" does not necessarily refer to 'a relationship' ("suhde"). The expression "<jonkin> suhteen" means 'in regard to something', 'concerning something'. Hence, the meaning of this sentence could also be something like:

'Mightn't we just finish up with this' or 'I think we might end this/stop this' etc.


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 53 mins (2009-03-14 18:55:49 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Oops, it looks like the word inside the brackets got dropped out - some coding thing probably. Anyway, it was meant to read:
The expression "JONKIN SUHTEEN" means...

Pauliina Kauppila
Local time: 11:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Timo Lehtilä: Yes, if the author is a native Finnish, this would be the correct and grammatical interpretation. Though, anybody may write ungrammatically in the heat of quitting a relationship.
1 day 14 hrs
agree  Desmond O'Rourke: this is something I never considered not being native- you are right.
3 days 2 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Shouldn't we just


Explanation:
One more option...

Example sentence(s):
  • Shouldn't we just give up on this relationship?
Owen Witesman
Local time: 04:30
Native speaker of: English
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
We should just ....


Explanation:
just another way to say it...

We should just end this relationship.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2009-03-15 00:25:42 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Since there was no question mark in the end of this sentence, I think it would be better to put in this form. The other statements are questions.

FinnTrans
United States
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of: Finnish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Spencer Allman: the ko makes the question?
6 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
We should really end this relationship


Explanation:
It's a rhetorical question, a figure of speech in the form of a question posed for its persuasive effect without the expectation of a reply. That's why the question mark has been left out in Finnish. Then it's more like an opinion. Using '-hän' and the question form just make the opinion milder/more polite.



Alfa Trans (X)
Local time: 13:30
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Kiitos!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Your explanation was very clear and complete.

Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search