чи
/[t͡ʃɪ]/
Ukrainianparticleconj
Definitions
- 1.interrogative particle: introduces a question
Чи отримали ви подарунки?
Čy otrymaly vy podarunky? — Did you receive the gifts?
- 2.if, whether
Я не знаю, чи він згоден зі мною.
Ja ne znaju, čy vin zhoden zi mnoju. — I don't know whether he agrees with me.
- 3.or
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- або́
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian чи (či), from Old East Slavic чи (či), from Proto-Slavic *či, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₁, initially instrumental singular of pronoun *kʷo-/*kʷe-.
Forms
- čyromanization