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-kah

[kah]

suffix

LanguageIndonesian (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. added to modal verbs and adverbs in questions
  2. added to interrogative words for emphasis
  3. question particle
  4. A suffix added to words to turn a statement into a question or to add emphasis to a question word.
Examples

Bisakah saya tidur?

Can I go to sleep?

Pronunciationkah

Part of speechsuffix

Usage noteIt is placed at the end of the word it modifies to clearly signal that a question is being asked.

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.