or not
Final interrogative particle, forming a yes/no question from a declarative statementFinal interrogative particle, forming a yes/no question from a declarative statement.
» Ready or not, here I come.
Я йду шукати. Хто не заховався, начувайся. — deniko
Хто не заховався, начувайся. — deniko
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1 senses(Malaysia, Singapore, colloquial)Final interrogative particle, forming a yes/no question from a declarative statement.
Are you coming or not?
Origin
Calque of Hokkien 抑無 /抑无 (a̍h-bô / á-bô, literally “or not; or no; or none”). See also HokCalque of Hokkien 抑無 /抑无 (a̍h-bô / á-bô, literally “or not; or no; or none”). See also Hokkien 是毋是 (sī-m̄-sī / sǐ-m̄-sǐ, “whether or not”), 是抑毋是 (sī á-m̄-sī / sǐ á-m̄-sǐ, “isn't?”, literally “is it? or is it not?”), Mandarin 是不是 (shìbùshì, “whether or not”), forming a question, and similar interrogative expressions with 不, 無 /无, 唔 and other dialectal synonyms.
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