eh

Betekenis (English)

1. (informal) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
2. In isolation, a request for repetition or clarification of what has just been said; compare what, pardon.
3. In isolation, expressing surprise or confusion; compare wha, huh, za.
4. An interjection used to ascertain the continued attention of someone addressed by the speaker.
5. Expressing apathy or lack of enthusiasm; meh.
6. Expressing apprehension following or preceding a reasoning or excuse; uh.

hè

wat

isn’t it

eh you

Frequentie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/eɪ/

Cognate with Tagalog

e

Cognate with Spaans

eh

In summary

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.

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