/kɔmɑ̃/
#76 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
how; what (when mishearing or asking for clarification)
Word origin
From Latin quomodo ('how, in what way'), a compound of quo ('by which') and modo ('manner'). Old French developed it into coment.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- quomodo
- English cognates
- mode, modo
Examples
'appelles ?
What's your name?
.
I don't know how he did that.
, eternite !
How are you, it's been forever!
- ?
How did you manage to finish this project so quickly?
.
This is how you make a good coffee at home.
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