Translation
right?, isn't it? (southern German tag question)
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Word origin
From the verb gelten, 'to be valid', via the subjunctive es gelte, 'may it hold': the tag asks whether what was said holds. Bavarian and Austrian speakers say gelt, Hessians gelle.
- Origin
- German
- Root
- gelten
Examples
, ?
That's expensive, isn't it?
, ?
You are coming tomorrow, aren't you?
, !
Bet you didn't know that!
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