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ke

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Basque edit

Etymology edit

Unknown, virtually the only native word with initial /k/. The dialectal form eke is probably more conservative, which would point to Proto-Basque *eke(e).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ke/ [ke]
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -e
  • Hyphenation: ke

Noun edit

ke inan

  1. smoke

Declension edit

Declension of ke (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive ke kea keak
ergative kek keak keek
dative keri keari keei
genitive keren kearen keen
comitative kerekin kearekin keekin
causative kerengatik kearengatik keengatik
benefactive kerentzat kearentzat keentzat
instrumental kez keaz keez
inessive ketan kean keetan
locative ketako keko keetako
allative ketara kera keetara
terminative ketaraino keraino keetaraino
directive ketarantz kerantz keetarantz
destinative ketarako kerako keetarako
ablative ketatik ketik keetatik
partitive kerik — —
prolative ketzat — —

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

  • “ke”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • “ke”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Borôro edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ke

  1. food
  2. bat

Chuukese edit

Pronoun edit

ke

  1. you (singular)

Adjective edit

ke

  1. you are

Synonyms edit

Related terms edit

Present and past tense Negative tense Future Negative future Distant future Negative determinate
Singular First person ua use upwe usap upwap ute
Second person ka, ke kose, kese kopwe, kepwe kosap, kesap kopwap, kepwap kote, kete
Third person a ese epwe esap epwap ete
Plural First person aua (exclusive)
sia (inclusive)		 ause (exclusive)
sise (inclusive)		 aupwe (exclusive)
sipwe (inclusive)		 ausap (exclusive)
sisap (inclusive)		 aupwap (exclusive)
sipwap (inclusive)		 aute (exclusive)
site (inclusive)
Second person oua ouse oupwe ousap oupwap oute
Third person ra, re rese repwe resap repwap rete


Czech edit

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

ke

  1. to
  2. toward, towards

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

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

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

From French, Portuguese, Spanish que (“that”).

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

ke

  1. that

Finnish edit

Noun edit

ke

  1. Abbreviation of keskiviikko.

Anagrams edit

Guaraní edit

Noun edit

ke

  1. dream

Verb edit

ke

  1. to sleep

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of ke
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
active
indicative che aike nde reike ha'e oike ñande jaike ore roike peẽ peike ha'ekuéra oike/oike hikuái
hortative taike che tereike nde toike ha'e tajaike ñande taroike ore tapeike peẽ toike ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - eike - - - peike -
passive
indicative che ajeke nde rejeke ha'e ojeke ñande jajeke ore rojeke peẽ pejeke ha'ekuéra ojeke/ojeke hikuái
hortative tajeke che terejeke nde tojeke ha'e tajajeke ñande tarojeke ore tapejeke peẽ tojeke ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - ejeke - - - pejeke -
reciprocal
indicative - - - ñande jajoike ore rojoike peẽ pejoike ha'ekuéra ojoike/ojoike hikuái
hortative - - - tajajoike ñande tarojoike ore tapejoike peẽ tojoike ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - - - - - pejoike -
coactive
indicative che aimboke nde reimboke ha'e oimboke ñande ñaimboke ore roimboke peẽ peimboke ha'ekuéra oimboke/oimboke hikuái
hortative taimboke che tereimboke nde toimboke ha'e tañaimboke ñande taroimboke ore tapeimboke peẽ toimboke ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - eimboke - - - peimboke -
objective
indicative che airoke/aigueroke nde reiroke/reigueroke ha'e oiroke/oigueroke ñande jairoke/jaigueroke ore roiroke/roigueroke peẽ peiroke/peigueroke ha'ekuéra oiroke/oigueroke//oiroke/oigueroke hikuái
hortative tairoke/taigueroke che tereiroke/tereigueroke nde toiroke/toigueroke ha'e tajairoke/tajaigueroke ñande taroiroke/taroigueroke ore tapeiroke/tapeigueroke peẽ toiroke/toigueroke ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - eiroke/eigueroke - - - peiroke/peigueroke -
subsuntive¹
indicative che aiporoke/aimba'eke nde reiporoke/reimba'eke ha'e oiporoke/oimba'eke ñande jaiporoke/ñaimba'eke ore roiporoke/roimba'eke peẽ peiporoke/peimba'eke ha'ekuéra oiporoke/oimba'eke//oiporoke/oimba'eke hikuái
hortative taiporoke/taimba'eke che tereiporoke/tereimba'eke nde toiporoke/toimba'eke ha'e tajaiporoke/tañaimba'eke ñande taroiporoke/taroimba'eke ore tapeiporoke/tapeimba'eke peẽ toiporoke/toimba'eke ha'ekuéra/hikuái
imperative - eiporoke/eimba'eke - - - peiporoke/peimba'eke -
¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals.

Haitian Creole edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From French que (“that”).

Pronoun edit

ke

  1. (relative, object of relative clause) that
Usage notes edit
  • This word is often omitted.

Etymology 2 edit

From French queue (“tail”).

Noun edit

ke

  1. tail

Etymology 3 edit

From French que (“than”).

Preposition edit

ke

  1. than
Alternative forms edit

Havasupai-Walapai-Yavapai edit

Particle edit

ke

  1. (Yavapai) not, negation particle

References edit

  • Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages

Hawaiian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

Article edit

ke (definite)

  1. the

Usage notes edit

  • Modifies words which begin with the letters 'k', 'a', 'e', and 'o'.

Hokkien edit

For pronunciation and definitions of ke – see 街 (“street; market; fair; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 街).
For pronunciation and definitions of ke – see 加 (“to add; more”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 加).

Ido edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Esperanto ke, from French que, Portuguese que, Spanish que, Italian che.

Conjunction edit

ke

  1. that
    Me konocas ke tu volas helpar me.
    I know that you want to help me
Usage notes edit

The conjugation can also be used in combination with a preposition to make it a conjugation. See: pro ke, por ke, dum ke, depos ke, and til ke.

Etymology 2 edit

From k +‎ -e.

Noun edit

ke (plural ke-i)

  1. The name of the Latin script letter K/k.
See also edit

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay ke, from Old Malay ka. For the verb sense, due to the dropping of preceding verb pergi (“to go”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈkə], (colloquially, sometimes before words starting in consonants) [ˈk]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: kê

Preposition edit

kê

  1. to
    Semalam aku pergi ke rumah teman.
    Last night I went to a friend’s home.

Verb edit

ke

  1. (colloquial) to go
    Tadi malam aku ke rumah teman.
    Last night I went to a friend’s home.

See also edit

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Shorter, written form of che

Pronoun edit

ke

  1. (informal, often in Internet chat or in SMS messages) who; which; what; that; than

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

ke

  1. The hiragana syllable け (ke) or the katakana syllable ケ (ke) in Hepburn romanization.

Kholosi edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Postposition edit

ke

  1. accusative case marker
  2. dative case marker
    Yunos mānāske nāmo nevisay
    Yunes wrote a letter to his mother.

References edit

  • Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran‎[1], Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization

Ladino edit

Conjunction edit

ke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קה)

  1. that
  2. indicating desire or permission (usually used with the subjunctive)

Pronoun edit

ke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קה)

  1. who; that
  2. that; whom

Preposition edit

ke (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling קה)

  1. than

Malay edit

Etymology 1 edit

Phonetic spelling of -kah in a Johor-Riau accent.

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

ke (Jawi spelling ک)

  1. (informal) or
    Synonym: atau
    Besar ke kecil?
    Big or small?
    Boleh ke tak?
    Can you do it (or not)?

Suffix edit

ke (Jawi spelling ک)

  1. (informal) used on modal verbs, adverbs, verbs and nouns to form questions
    Boleh ke aku pinjam fon kau?
    Can I borrow your phone?
    Selalu ke cikgu tanya soalan macam tu?
    Is it often that the teacher ask questions like that?
    Abang kau dah beli ke PS5 yang dia kata nak beli tu?
    Has your brother bought the PS5 that he said he was going to buy?
    Kau ke yang dapat markah 100% dekat ujian baru-baru ni tu?
    Are you the one that got a score of a 100% for the recent test?
Usage notes edit

Note that unlike -kah, ke isn't written conjoined with a preceding word.

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Malay ka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ka.

Pronunciation edit

Preposition edit

ke (Jawi spelling ک)

  1. to
    Antonym: dari
    Semalam aku pergi ke rumah kawan.
    Yesterday I went to a friend’s house.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
  • Indonesian: ke

Etymology 3 edit

From English kay.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ké (plural ke-ke)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
Synonyms edit
  • kaf (Jawi letter name)
  • ke (Indonesian)

See also edit

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

ke

  1. Nonstandard spelling of kē.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of ké.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of kě.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of kè.
  5. Nonstandard spelling of kê̄.

Usage notes edit

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mapudungun edit

Noun edit

ke (Raguileo spelling)

  1. liver

References edit

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Mbyá Guaraní edit

Verb edit

ke

  1. to sleep

Conjugation edit

    Conjugation of ke
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person
inclusive 		1st person
exclusive 		2nd person 3rd person
xee ake ndee ereke ha'e oke nhande jake ore oroke peẽ peke ha'e oke

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

ke

  1. (dialectal, Eastern Norway) alternative form of kva (“what”)

Old French edit

Pronoun edit

ke

  1. Alternative form of que

Conjunction edit

ke

  1. Alternative form of que

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Pronoun edit

ke

  1. masculine nominative/accusative plural of ka

Papiamentu edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese querer and Spanish querer and Kabuverdianu kré.

Verb edit

ke

  1. to want, to wish
  2. to love, to like

Romani edit

Conjunction edit

ke

  1. because

Swahili edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

-ke (declinable)

  1. female

Declension edit

Inflected forms of -ke
Noun class singular plural
m-wa class(I/II) mke
m-mi class(III/IV) mke mike
ji-ma class(V/VI) ke make
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) kike vike
n class(IX/X) ke ke
u class(XI) mke see n(X) or ma(VI) class
pa class(XVI) pake
ku class(XVII) kuke
mu class(XVIII) muke

Coordinate terms edit

Derived terms edit

Tagalog edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Spanish que.

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

ke (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒ) (colloquial)

  1. even if; whether
    Synonyms: kahit, man, kahiman
    ke ganto ― even if this is like this
Related terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Possibly from Mandarin 葛 (gé).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kê (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒ) (botany)

  1. kudzu (Pueraria montans var. lobata)

Further reading edit

  • “ke”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tocharian A edit

Etymology edit

Compare Tocharian B kaiyye.

Noun edit

ke

  1. chance, opportunity

Tocharian B edit

Etymology edit

Possibly related to the intensifying suffix -k(ä).

Particle edit

ke

  1. intensifying particle

Further reading edit

  • Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “ke”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 201

Tooro edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *kéè.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

-ke (declinable)

  1. small, little
    Synonym: -taito
    Antonym: -kooto

Usage notes edit

When used in the plural, -ke can mean 'few' or 'small number of', in addition to 'small'. Thus, emiti mike can mean 'small trees' or 'a few trees'.

Declension edit

Inflected forms of -ke
Noun class indefinite definite
singular plural singular plural
1/2 muke bake omuke abake
3/4 muke mike omuke emike
5/6 like make erike amake
7/8 kike bike ekike ebike
9/10 nke nke enke enke
11/10 ruke oruke
12/14 kake buke akake obuke
13 tuke otuke
14/6 buke make obuke amake
15/6 kuke okuke
16 hake ahake

Related terms edit

  • -keeha (“to grow small; to contract”)

References edit

Turkish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ke

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.

See also edit

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ke • (鷄)

  1. saliva/drool that flows out when sleeping
    Mồm dính ke kìa.
    You have spit around your mouth.

Xerénte edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ke

  1. honey

References edit

  • Rinaldo de Mattos, Fonêmica Xerente

Ye'kwana edit

Pronunciation edit

Particle edit

ke

  1. quotative particle

References edit

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “ke”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[3], Lyon

Yoruba edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ké

  1. to cry; to shout; to scream
    Mo ké sí ọ ― I cry out to you
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ké

  1. to cut
    Synonym: gé
Derived terms edit

Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Particle edit

kè

  1. (Yagba) Alternative form of kò
    Ìghọn ọlọ́ṣà kè gbe arù rẹ̀ rè ― The thieves did not steal his luggage

Zulu edit

Etymology 1 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ɠe/?

Verb edit

-ke?

  1. (auxiliary) sometimes, occasionally [+subjunctive]
    Ake akhale.
    Sometimes he cries.
  2. (auxiliary) ever [+past subjunctive]
    Wake wabona ibhubesi?
    Have you ever seen a lion?
Inflection edit

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

ke

  1. (that one) dare to, let; indicates threatening [+subjunctive]
    Ke azame-nje!
    Just let him try!

References edit

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