Whether
//ˈwɛðə(ɹ)//
Translations of "whether" (49 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | εἰ(introducing indirect questions), πότερα(introducing indirect questions), πότερον(introducing indirect questions) | ei, pótera, póteron | |
| Arabic | إِذَا(introducing indirect questions), إِذَا مَا(introducing indirect questions), هَلْ(introducing indirect questions), هَلْ(if, whether or not) | ʔiḏā, ʔiḏā mā, hal, hal | |
| Belarusian | ці(introducing indirect questions) | ci | |
| Bulgarian | дали́(introducing indirect questions), дали́(if, whether or not) | dalí, dalí | |
| Catalan | si(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Chinese Mandarin | ...不(if, whether or not), 是否(introducing indirect questions), 是否(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), 還是 /还是(if, whether or not) | ...bù..., shìfǒu, shìfǒu, háishi | |
| Czech | ať(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), ať již(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), zda(introducing indirect questions), zda(if, whether or not), zdali(introducing indirect questions), zdali(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Danish | hvad enten(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), hvorvidt(introducing indirect questions), hvorvidt(if, whether or not), om(introducing indirect questions), om(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Dutch | of(introducing indirect questions), of(if, whether or not), of(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Esperanto | ĉu(introducing indirect questions), ĉu(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Finnish | (riippumatta siitä) ...-ko(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), ko(introducing indirect questions), pa(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| French | que(introducing indirect questions), que(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), si(introducing indirect questions), si(if, whether or not), si oui ou non(introducing indirect questions), soit(introducing indirect questions) | — | |
| Galician | se(introducing indirect questions) | — | |
| German | ob(introducing indirect questions), ob(if, whether or not), ob(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌹(if, whether or not) | jabai | |
| Hebrew | אם(introducing indirect questions), אם(if, whether or not), באם(if, whether or not), האם(introducing indirect questions) | ím, ím | |
| Hungarian | akár(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), e(introducing indirect questions), e(if, whether or not), vajon(introducing indirect questions), vajon(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Icelandic | hvort(introducing indirect questions), hvort(if, whether or not), hvort sem(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Irish | an(introducing indirect questions), an(if, whether or not), ar(introducing indirect questions), ar(if, whether or not), cé acu a(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Italian | indipendentemente(introducing indirect questions), se(introducing indirect questions), se(if, whether or not), sia che ... sia che(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Japanese | か(introducing indirect questions), か(if, whether or not), かどうか(introducing indirect questions), かどうか(if, whether or not), か否か(if, whether or not) | ka, ka, ...ka dō ka, -ka dō ka, -ka ina ka | |
| Kapampangan | ...ka alika(if, whether or not), ...ya aliya(if, whether or not), man(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), man aliman(if, whether or not), mo(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), mo alimo(if, whether or not), nung(introducing indirect questions) | — | |
| Korean | ᆫ지(introducing indirect questions), 는지(introducing indirect questions), 든지(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), 지(if, whether or not), 지 어떤지(if, whether or not) | -nji, -neunji, -deunji, -ji, -ji eotteonji | |
| Latin | utrum(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Lithuanian | ar(introducing indirect questions) | — | |
| Macedonian | дали(introducing indirect questions), дали(if, whether or not), дали...или не(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | dali, dali, dali...ili ne | |
| Malagasy | raha(introducing indirect questions) | — | |
| Māori | ahakoa ... ahakoa(if, whether or not), rānei ... rānei(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | enten(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), hvorvidt(introducing indirect questions), hvorvidt(if, whether or not), om(introducing indirect questions), om(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | anten(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), kor vidt(if, whether or not), om(introducing indirect questions), om(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Occitan | se(introducing indirect questions), si(introducing indirect questions) | — | |
| Pashto | چې که(if, whether or not), که(introducing indirect questions), که(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | če ka, ka, ka | |
| Persian | آیا(introducing indirect questions) | âyâ | |
| Polish | czy(introducing indirect questions), czy ... czy(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Portuguese | quer(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), se(introducing indirect questions), se(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Romanian | dacă(introducing indirect questions), dacă(if, whether or not), în orice caz(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Russian | и́ли(if, whether or not), и́ли(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), и́ли ... и́ли(if, whether or not), ли(introducing indirect questions), ли(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | íli, íli, íli ... íli, li, li | |
| Scottish Gaelic | co-dhiù(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Serbo-Croatian | da li(introducing indirect questions) | — | |
| Slovak | či(introducing indirect questions), či(if, whether or not), či(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), či tak či onak(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Slovene | če(introducing indirect questions) | — | |
| Spanish | quier(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), si(introducing indirect questions), si(if, whether or not), si ... o(introducing indirect questions), siquier(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), siquiera(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), ya(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), ya sea(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Swedish | huruvida(if, whether or not), om(introducing indirect questions), om(if, whether or not), vare sig(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Tagalog | kung(introducing indirect questions), man(if, whether or not), man(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| Ukrainian | котри́й з(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), чи(introducing indirect questions), чи(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | kotrýj z, čy, čy | |
| Vietnamese | có ... không(introducing indirect questions), dù ... hay(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Welsh | a(introducing indirect questions), a(if, whether or not), ai(introducing indirect questions), ai(if, whether or not), pa un a(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not), pa un ai(introducing adverbial clause; no matter whether or not) | — | |
| West-Frisian | oft(if, whether or not) | — | |
| Zazaki | se (diq)(if, whether or not) | — |
si
ať, ať již, zda, zda, zdali, zdali
hvad enten, hvorvidt, hvorvidt, om, om
of, of, of
ĉu, ĉu
(riippumatta siitä) ...-ko, ko, pa
que, que, si, si, si oui ou non, soit
se
ob, ob, ob
akár, e, e, vajon, vajon
hvort, hvort, hvort sem
an, an, ar, ar, cé acu a
indipendentemente, se, se, sia che ... sia che
...ka alika, ...ya aliya, man, man aliman, mo, mo alimo, nung
utrum
raha
ahakoa ... ahakoa, rānei ... rānei
enten, hvorvidt, hvorvidt, om, om
anten, kor vidt, om, om
se, si
czy, czy ... czy
quer, se, se
dacă, dacă, în orice caz
co-dhiù
da li
či, či, či, či tak či onak
če
quier, si, si, si ... o, siquier, siquiera, ya, ya sea
huruvida, om, om, vare sig
kung, man, man
có ... không, dù ... hay
a, a, ai, ai, pa un a, pa un ai
oft
se (diq)
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