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InterjektionVerbAdjektivInterjektionInterjektionAdverbparticleTop 1 000 in Filmdialogen

  • Kanada//eɪ//
  • Kanada//ɛ//
  • Kanada/[ɛː]/
  • Schottland//e//
  • /[ˈe˦˧]/
  • /[ˈe˧]/

Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

Interjektion

  1. 1

    umgangssprachlichUsed as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.

    These hot dogs are pretty good, eh?

    Well, what dost thou think then of seeing the world? Do ye wish to go round Cape Horn to see any more of it, eh? Can’t ye see the world where you stand?

  2. 2

    In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said.

    —I've been studying Graphiurus murinus. —Eh? Studying what?

  3. 3

    In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion.

    —You're going to be a dad! —Eh? You're joking!

  4. 4

    An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.

    I went to the restaurant, eh, but my friends didn't show up.

  5. 5

    Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.

    —Do you feel like going out tonight? —Eh, I don't know.

    “Look, Mom; I made the real rocket, based on the macaroni prototype!” “…Eh.”

  6. 6

    Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.

    —Why is it like this? —Eh, It's like that eh.

Herkunft

Natural exclamation; first recorded mid-16th century. Perhaps an unstressed variant of aye (“yes, yeah”). The Philippine sense is possibly influenced by Tagalog e and/or Spanish eh.

Verb

  1. 1

    To use the interjection eh.

Adjektiv

  1. 1

    umgangssprachlichOf mediocre quality; unremarkable.

    My French fries were eh.

Interjektion

  1. 1

    Hey, oi; said to get someone's attention.

  2. 2

    An interjection expressing disapproval.

    Eh, please don’t say that...

  3. 3

    Huh?; expresses confusion.

Herkunft

From Hokkien 欸 (--eh) and Mandarin 欸 (ê̄ / ế / ê̌, interjection).

Interjektion

  1. 1

    an attention grabber

    Eh, come here!

    Eh, what do you have?

    E-, e-, eh, I'm on vacation / Every single day 'cause I love my occupation

  2. 2

    umgangssprachlichA greeting between friends (typically male) or display of approval.

Herkunft

Probably of multiple motivations, the sounds having been chosen for functional reasons.

Adverb

  1. 1

    Used to negate the following verb; (am/are/is/do/does) not.

    And she: "Ay man, watch you one foot ass. Wen I want a man, I want a good man. Me eh want man like you."

Herkunft

A reduced form of ain't.

particle

  1. 1

    Variante von lehAlternative form of leh.

Herkunft

From Hokkien 咧 (--leh), with the l dropped.

Formen

Präteritum
ehed
Partizip II
ehed
Partizip I
ehing
3. Person Singular
ehs
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