吗 — meaning in English

English meaning

• huh interjection Used to show confusion, surprise, or to ask someone to repeat what they said.
• some determiner An unspecified but limited amount or number of something.

Senses

吗 is used for these senses in English:

• huh (informal, with falling pitch) Used to create a tag question.
• some (stressed) A nonzero, unspecified proportion of (a bounded set of countable things): at least two.

huh — full definition

1. interjection Used to show confusion, surprise, or to ask someone to repeat what they said.
2. interjection Added to the end of a sentence to turn it into a casual question, inviting agreement.

some — full definition

1. determiner An unspecified but limited amount or number of something.
2. determiner Used to mean "a considerable amount of", emphasising a notable quantity or degree.
3. pronoun An unspecified part or number of a larger group.

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