Kilo Lingo

/kwa/

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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?

, ' ?

We're going to the cinema, what else?

, .

You know what, I'm going to accept that offer.

- ?

What are you thinking about right now?

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