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Esperanto
Alternative forms
- chu (H-system spelling)
- cxu (X-system spelling)
Etymology
From Polish czy, Ukrainian чи (čy) or the related Yiddish צי (tsi).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ĉu
Particle
ĉu
- (interrogative particle) introduces a yes-no question
Ĉu neĝas hodiaŭ?- Is it snowing today?
- whether, if
Mi ne certas, ĉu li amas min.- I'm not sure if he loves me.
- Transforms a sentence into a tag question or similar when added to the end of a sentence
Vi ne manĝas viandon, ĉu.- Oh, so I see you don't eat meat, do you.
- (ĉu ... ĉu) whether ... or
- (ĉu ... aŭ ne) whether ... or not
Usage notes
Ĉu as a tag question marker is a shortening of the sentence ender ĉu ne, but carries a slightly different connotation and seems to be a relatively new invention, from the 1990s onwards.