English-Finnish translations for what if

• entä jos
  Entä jos se ei olisikaan kovin hyvä? But what if it were not very good?
  Entä jos se ei toteutuisikaan? What if it were to come true, though?
  Entä jos mitään vastaavaa yksityistä yritystä ei ole? What if there is no private equivalent?
• mitä jos

Definition of what if

• Used to introduce a suggestion or proposal for a future event
• Used to introduce a speculation about a future event
• Used to introduce a speculation about a past event. Often the basis for counterfactual historical interpretations

Synonyms

• how about

Examples

• What if we arrange it for 9:00 instead of 10:00?
• What if we could learn to get along? What would happen then?
• What if Abraham Lincoln had not been assassinated? How might the Reconstruction of the Southern States have been handled?

Related words

• that's what I'm talking about
• if you know what I mean
• I know you are but what am I
• what can I say
• what should I do
• what was I thinking
• I don't know what to do
• what can I do for you
• when I am gone, come what will