acaba

Betekenis (Engels)

Used to add a meaning of curiosity, indecision or doubt, and sometimes courtesy. Roughly equivalent to “I wonder (if/whether)”, “Would you please...”, “May I...”, "by any chance".

Koppelteken as

a‧ca‧ba

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɑ.d͡ʒɑ.bɑː/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Ottoman Turkish عجبا (ʿacaba), from Arabic عَجَبًا (ʕajaban), adverbial accusative of عَجَب (ʕajab, “astonishment, wonder, amazement”).

Sinne

Acaba hakikaten böyle miydi?

Was it really like this?

Ne yapsak acaba ?

What should we do?

Acaba beni birine mi benzetti, dedim.

I wondered if he likened me to someone.