Meaning
9 sensesUsed to express doubt or confusion.
Huh? Where did they go?
hä, häh
чтоšto, аa, даda
Used to express amusement or subtle surprise.
Huh! I'm sure I locked it when I left.
аa, чтоšto, даda
Used to reinforce a question.
Where were you last night? Huh?
hä
аa, даda
гаha
(slang)Used either to belittle the issuer of a statement/question, or sarcastically to indicate utter agreement, and that the statement being responded to is an extreme understatement. The intonation is changed to distinguish between the two meanings - implied dullness for belittlement, and feigned surprise for utter agreement.
(belittlement) A: "We should go to an amusement park; it would be fun." B: "Huh."
(agreement) A: "Murder is bad." B: "Huh!"
(informal)Used to indicate that one did not hear what was said.
Huh? Could you speak up?
hä, häh, wie
даda, угу́ugú, ага́agá
гаha
(informal)Used to create a tag question.
It's getting kind of late, huh?
аa, даda
(onomatopoeic)Representing the sound of heavy breathing.
(onomatopoeic)Representing a chuckling sound.
A kiai, shouted as a limb is swung in attack.
Examples
99 sentencesYou like it, huh?
ruТебе это понравилось, да?
You couldn't sleep either, huh?
Looks like it's not that easy, huh?
Виявляється, не так і легко, еге?
You're new, huh?
Huh? Why did I come here?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
Attested from circa 1600. Compare Dutch hè (“huh”).Attested from circa 1600. Compare Dutch hè (“huh”).
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