ли

Bulgarian

Particle

ли ([lʲi] or [li])

1. (interrogative particle) question-forming interrogative particle for decision questions; not translated.
   • Искаш ли нещо за ядене? — Would you like something to eat?
   • Ходиш ли там? — Are you going there? (Compare this to: Къде ходиш? ... not a decision question, hence no occurrence of ли)

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Russian

Pronunciation

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Alternative forms

• ль

Particle

ли (li)

1. (interrogative particle) Do/does/did...? Is/are/was/were...? (placed after the first word in the sentence or phrase)

   • зна́ете ли вы — do you know?
   • хорошо́ ли ему́ — is he okay?
   • отпра́вил ли я письмо́ — did I send the letter?

Conjunction

ли (li)

1. whether, if

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *li.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /li/

Particle

ли (Roman spelling li)

1. question-forming interrogative particle

   да ли ме познајеш? — do you know me?

   јеси ли стигао на одредиште? — did you reach the destination?

   јесте ли га вид(ј)ели — have you seen him?

   гд(ј)е ли се само налазимо? — where could we be?

   кад ли ће доћи? — when will they come?

   је ли? — Is it? (Is that so? Isn't that so?)

2. used as conjunction with да

   да ли — whether

   немам појма да ли је дошао — I have no idea if he came

3. (as a conjunction) if

   покушаш ли ме напасти, ја ћу ти узвратити — if you try to attack me, I'll retaliate

4. used as an emphatic intensifier

   а сн(ијег) пада ли пада — the snow just keep falling on and on...

   д(иј)ете плаче ли плаче — the child just keeps crying