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nu

[nu]

intj

LanguageEsperanto

Meaning
  1. well (filled pause, particularly at the beginning of a response to a question)
  2. well
  3. A word used as a pause to start a sentence, similar to 'well' in English.
Examples

Nu, li diris, ke li ne volas ĉeesti la feston.

Well, he said he doesn't want to go to the party.

Pronunciationnu

Part of speechintj

Usage noteUsed primarily in speech to fill a pause or introduce a response.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) — Wave 3 (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.