/kwa/
Translation
what (interrogative and emphatic)
Word origin
From Latin quid ('what'), the neuter of the interrogative pronoun quis.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- quid
Examples
? pars ?
What? You're leaving already?
?
What exactly are you talking about?
au , ' ?
We're going to the cinema, what else?
, cette .
You know what, I'm going to accept that offer.
- ?
What are you thinking about right now?
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