ли

Definitions

1. 1.
   yes-no question particle

   • Ще ходиш ли там?

     Šte hodiš li tam? — Are you going there?

2. 2.
   interrogative particle for multiple-choice questions

   • Коя химикалка искаш – червената ли, синята ли, някаква друга ли?

     Koja himikalka iskaš – červenata li, sinjata li, njakakva druga li? — Which pen do you want - the red one, the blue one or another one?

3. 3.
   interrogative emphatic particle

   • Какво ли искаше тоя човек?

     Kakvo li iskaše toja čovek? — I wonder what that man wanted.

4. 4.
   if, whether

   • Попитах го ще ходи ли там.

     Popitah go šte hodi li tam. — I asked him if he was going there.

5. 5.
   when, as soon as, once, whenever, every time (in questions)

   • Видя ли го, ще му кажа.

     Vidja li go, šte mu kaža. — When I see him, I'll tell him.

6. 6.
   emphasizes continuity or intensity of a verb

   • Той работеше ли, работеше, без почивка.

     Toj raboteše li, raboteše, bez počivka. — He worked on and on without a break.

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