Introduces an indirect question, a doubt. if, whether. · if, in case
çekim: çoğul OBs · tamlayan OBs
eş: obgleich, obschon, obwohl, obzwar
köken: From Middle High German obe, ob, from Proto-Germanic *jabai (“when, if”). Compare English if.
🔊 ob ... oder
🔊 Ich weiß nicht, ob sie krank ist.
🔊 Hast du sie gefragt, ob sie kommt?
no matter, never mind, it doesn't matter
Do/does/did...? Is/are/was/were...?
eş: или, али, иль, аль
köken: Inherited from Proto-Slavic *li.
🔊 Зна́ете ли вы?
🔊 Хорошо́ ли ему́?
🔊 Отпра́вил ли я письмо́?
whether, if · either ... or · whether ... or
eş: oftewel, ongeveer
köken: From Middle Dutch of, ofte. In Middle Dutch the two words merged; the form of derives from Old Dutch of, from Proto-Germanic *jabai.
aile: ofwel
🔊 Wil je thee, of heb je liever koffie?
🔊 Ik weet niet of dat wel zo'n goed idee is.
🔊 Je kan kiezen: of je bent stil, of je vertrekt.
inflection of querer: · second-person singular imperative
🔊 Iremos, quer chova ou não. / Iremos, quer chova, quer não.
με κάθε θυσία, με κάθε κόστος
no matter which/what/where, whether... or..., -ever
🔊 어디서든지 살 수 있어요.
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-.
🔊 Чи отримали ви подарунки?
🔊 Я не знаю, чи він згоден зі мною.
inflection of चाहना (cāhnā): · masculine plural perfect indicative · second/third-person singular subjunctive
köken: From चाहना (cāhnā, “to want”).
🔊 चाहे बर्फ़ पड़ रही हो तुम्हें आना ही होगा।
Expresses that the speaker is surprised at or astonished by something. · Expresses admission or concession, possibly in a way that expresses defeat. · if you like (used in giving a non-concrete instruction)
köken: From Proto-Finnic *-pa (clitic) (see it for more).
aile: -pas
🔊 Tuollapa on paljon kukkia!
🔊 Oletpa sinä kaunis!
🔊 Korjaapa lautaset pois pöydästä.
let (statement of requirement) · whether, no matter
eş: nechť
köken: Inherited from Old Czech ať, ati. By surface analysis, a + -ť.
🔊 Ať to neposílají.
🔊 Oni to udělají, ať se ti to líbí nebo ne.
🔊 Ať to děláš jakkoli.
might as well, even · just like · whether … or …
köken: It was formed from akar, the Old Hungarian imperative form of the verb akar.
aile: akár-, akárcsak, akárha, akár esik, akár fúj, akár tetszik, akár nem
🔊 Akár itt is ebédelhetünk.
🔊 Olyan, akár az anyja.
🔊 Akár hiszi, akár nem, ez az igazság.
if, whether
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷí- Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₁ Proto-Slavic *či Slovak či Inherited from Proto-Slavic *či.
even (implying extreme example)
köken: Inherited from Proto-Philippine *man (“particle expressing solidarity, concession, qualification, or emphasis”).
aile: alinman, anuman, bagaman, gayumpaman, gayunman, kahiman, kahimanawari, kailanman, magpakailanman, mandin
🔊 Hindi man lang siya tumawag.
🔊 Ang bagong panganak man ay may karapatan.