že

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ze"

Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *že, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɛ/

Conjunction

že

1. that (used for connecting clauses, for example with reported speech)

Interjection

že

1. right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't we etc. (used as a tag question would be in English).

   Jste tady, že? - You're here, aren't you?

Further reading

• že in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• že in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Kalasha

Etymology

From Sanskrit च (ca, “and”), from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe. Cognate with Kurdish jî (“also, too”).

Conjunction

že

1. and

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Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒɛ/

Conjunction

že

1. that (used for connecting clauses, for example with reported speech)

Interjection

že

1. right; isn't it, aren't we, can we, don't we etc. (used as a tag question would be in English).

   Ste tu, že? - You're here, aren't you?

Further reading

• že in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *juže, *uže.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒéː/, /ʒɛ́/, /ʒɛ/

Adverb

žẹ̑ or žȅ

1. already

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Turkmen

Noun

že (definite accusative ženi, plural želer)

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Ž.

See also

• (Latin script letter names) harp; a, be, çe, de, e, ä, ef, ge, ha, i, je, že, ke, el, em, en, eň, o, ö, pe, re, se, şa, te, u, ü, we, y, ýy, ze ^{(Category: tk:Latin letter names)}