Translation
huh, right, eh
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Word origin
An expressive interjection of imitative origin, used to seek agreement or to ask for something to be repeated. It is not derived from an earlier content word.
- Origin
- expressive
- Root
- hein
Examples
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It's strange, isn't it, this way of doing things here?
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You're coming tomorrow, right? I'm counting on you for the group meeting.
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Huh? I didn't quite catch what you just said.
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You're coming with us tomorrow, right, as agreed.
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It's pretty, isn't it, this view in autumn.
est une interjection très fréquente à l'oral français avec plusieurs fonctions. En fin de phrase, il sollicite la confirmation ou l'approbation de l'interlocuteur, comme la tag question anglaise (isn't it?, right?, you know?). En début de réponse, hein ? exprime l'incompréhension ou la demande de répétition.
Hein ? isolé est l'équivalent de "pardon?, what?" pour demander une répétition - plus familier qu'excusez-moi ? ou pardon ?. Il ne faut pas utiliser hein dans des contextes formels ou professionnels - on dira n'est-ce pas ? ou simplement reformuler. C'est un marqueur du registre oral courant.
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This word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 6: hein, elles, aujourd'hui and 7 more words.