ainda
See also: aínda
Kalasha
    
    
Ladino
    
    Adverb
    
ainda (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling איינדה)
Portuguese
    
    Alternative forms
    
Etymology
    
From Old Galician-Portuguese aynda, from paragogic a- + inda, from Latin inde (“thenceforth”).
Pronunciation
    
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈĩ.dɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈĩ.da/
 
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈĩ.dɐ/
- Hyphenation: a‧in‧da
Adverb
    
ainda (not comparable)
- 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.
 
 
- 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)
- As andorinhas ainda vão conseguir 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 visitaram a França, a Alemanha e ainda a Itália.- They already visited France, Germany and even Italy.
 
 
- still; nevertheless (in spite of what preceded)
- Perdeste todo o teu 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
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