Na

Interjection

Definitionen

1.Interjectionwell!, so!; used to introduce a statement

"Na, dann fangen wir mal an!; Ich bin ein Narr? Na, du auch!"

2.Interjectionoh, hm, huh, och, nu; expressing a (usually mild) degree of surprise, doubt, or frustration

"Na, das ist ja nett, dass ihr vorbeikommt!; Na? Ob das so stimmt...; Na! Warum will das denn jetzt wieder nicht?; Na toll! Kein Empfang."

3.Interjectionhuh?; used as a question marker, often implying that the speaker knows the answer

"Was ist zwei plus drei? Na?"

4.Interjectionhey!, hi!; used as a greeting, but with an interrogative intonation, as if saying “So? You see me there?”, or “So? How is everything?”

"Na! Lang nicht gesehen!; Na! Wie geht’s?"

5.Interjectionalternative form of nein (“no”)

"Na. Das geht net."

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