hah
InterjektionSubstantivparticleInterjektionhäufig in Dialogen
- //hɑː//
- /[ha(ː)]/
- //hɑː˨//
- /[-˧˨]/
- //hɑː˨˦//
- /[hɑː˨˦˨]/
Synonym of ah (sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something.
Interjektion
- 1
Variante von haAlternative form of ha.
- 2
Variante von huhAlternative form of huh.
Shut up, buddy, you've forgotten that I can't run. Now you're the wise guy, hah?
Isaac Sachs makes a 'Hah?' noise. 'You're not Sixsmith's niece?'
Substantiv
- 1
Variante von hehAlternative form of heh (“Semitic letter”).
particle
- 1
Synonym of ah (sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something.
Mother: Just wait awhile, Susan. Jack said he’d be a little late. […] What would you like to drink, some Coca Cola? Susan: That’s alright Aunty. We’re going out to dinner. Mother: Or you prefer Pepsi, hah? We don’t drink Pepsi ourself, I always keep a few bottles just in case. Some people are so fussy.
- 2
Used to form a tag question, either to invite acknowledgment, or to ascertain the continued attention of the listener.
So, just make sure you don’t accidentally mix the two together lah, hah?
- 3
Tagged at the end of a confirmation-seeking sentence to express subtle surprise or realisation.
Herkunft
Borrowed from Hokkien 哈 (hâⁿ).
Interjektion
- 1
Huh!; used to express subtle surprise or amusement in a conversation.
- 2
Expression of discontent when one is faced with a rude awakening.
Formen
- Plural
- hahs
hah · Synonym of ah (sense 1); used to form tag questions prompting the listener to confirm something.
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