that (introduces a subordinate noun clause and connects it to its parent clause) · Substitutes for another, previously stated conjunction. · when, no sooner
köken: Inherited from Latin quid, usurping some of the roles of Latin quod.
aile: parce que, que de, bien que
Je vois que tu parles bien français.
Si on s'en allait tout là-haut, si on prenait de la hauteur, tu verrais que le monde est beau, beau.
Si le temps est beau et que tout le monde est d'accord, nous mangerons en plein air.
indirect question marker: whether, if, who, what, where, how ... · Conveys a careful, indirect question. Nowadays typically used with -요 (-yo) for further politeness. · perhaps because...
köken: From Middle Korean -ᄂᆞᆫ디 (Yale: -nonti), equivalent to Middle Korean -ᄂᆞ- (Yale: -no-, present-tense marker) + -ㄴ (Yale: -n, realis adnominal suffix) + ᄃᆞ (Yale: to, semantically light dependent noun) + -이 (Yale: -i).
köken: From Old Norse um, from Proto-Germanic *umbi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi. * As a conjunction, um superseded or blended with Old Norse ef and em, taking on their function as well. This is from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”), whence also English if and German ob. Doublet of jäv, direct descendant of ef (see that for more)
interrogative particle: introduces a yes-no question, often omitted; whether
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷí- Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₁ Proto-Slavic *či Old Polish czy Polish czy Inherited from Old Polish czy.
Czy ten pan jest z Anglii? Tak, ten pan jest z Anglii.
interrogative particle: introduces a question · if, whether
köken: Inherited from Old Ruthenian чи (či), from Old East Slavic чи (či), from Proto-Slavic *či, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₁, initially instrumental singular of pronoun *kʷo-/*kʷe-.
In indirect questions, -ko/-kö appended to the verb corresponds to the conjunctions if and whether in English. · With the particle -han/-hän attached to the topic of discussion, it expresses "I wonder if". · With the negative verb (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät) and the particle -han/-hän, expresses "I suppose".
köken: From Proto-Finnic *-ko, probably ultimately from Proto-Uralic *ko-.
köken: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *či, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₁, initially instrumental singular of pronoun *kʷo-/*kʷe-; compare Latin quī (“how? why?”), Avestan 𐬗𐬌𐬱 (ciš), Old Saxon hwi. First attested in the 16th century.
köken: From Proto-Indo-European *h₂er- (“thus, so”), thought to be a specialized conjunctional usage of the Proto-Indo-European root's usual "to fit" meaning. Cognate with Latvian ar (“whether, if, with”), Ancient Greek ἄρα (ára, “then”).
interrogative particle (used when a non-verbal element is fronted for emphasis) · whether, if (used when the subordinate clause has a non-verbal element fronted for emphasis)
köken: May derive from a (interrogative particle) + yw (“is, are”) or from or via the synonymous ae.