нали
Bulgarian
Alternative forms
- не́ли (néli) – dialectal
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *neli. Altered under the influence of дали (dali).
Particle
нали́ • (nalí)
- interrogative particle: introduces a question, in which the speaker expects an affirmative response: right?
- Нали го знаеш?
- Nali go znaeš?
- You know him, right?
- Нали разбра условието?
- Nali razbra uslovieto?
- You understood the requirement, didn't you?
- Нали ще слушаш?
- Nali šte slušaš?
- You are going to listen (to be obedient), aren't you?
- emphatic particle: expresses or introduces new relevant information/evidence: after all, given that
- Той беше готов да отговори веднага. Та нали това му е специалността!
- Toj beše gotov da otgovori vednaga. Ta nali tova mu e specialnostta!
- He was ready to reply immediately, since this (topic/question) was within his sphere of expertise.
- Лесно е да искаш туй и онуй, когато си дете. Нали някой друг плаща!
- Lesno e da iskaš tuj i onuj, kogato si dete. Nali njakoj drug plašta!
- It's easy to ask for things, when you are kid. After all, someone else pays!
- interrogative-emphatic particle: expresses irritation or scepticism
- Synonym: уж (už)
- Нали резултатът беше сигурен! Защо не се получи?
- Nali rezultatǎt beše siguren! Zašto ne se poluči?
- The (promised) outcome was supposed to be certain! Why didn't it occur?
- Нали си учен! Защо питаш мен?
- Nali si učen! Zašto pitaš men?
- You are the smart one! Why do you ask me?
References
- Georgiev V. I., Duridanov I., editor (1995), “нали́”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4, Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, page 481
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