Meaning of -ne | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Added to the end of a word (usually the first word in a phrase) in a polar question.
   enclitic, interrogative
2. … or … (introduces the first of multiple alternatives in a direct or indirect question, followed by an before the second or following alternative)
   enclitic, interrogative
3. Added to the end of an interrogative pronoun or adverb in a non-polar question.
   enclitic, interrogative, rare

Examples

“Nihilne in mentem?”

Does nothing suggest itself to your mind?

“Ah, pergisne?”

Ah, at it again?

“Quid tandem te impedit? Mosne maiorum?”

What hinders you? The customs of the ancestors?

“Potesne mihi succurrere, quaeso?”

Can you help me, please?

“Quid tu faceres? Men rogas? Requireres, rogitares quis esset aut unde esset, qua prosapia, civisne esset an peregrinus.”

What should you have done? You’re asking me? You should have inquired and asked who he was or where he was from, from what family, and whether he was a citizen or a foreigner.

“qualine amico mea commendavi bona?”

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“uterne / ad casus dubios fidet sibi certius?”

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“si puerilius his ratio esse evincet amare nec quicquam differre, utrumne in pulvere, trimus quale prius, ludas opus, an meretricis amore”

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“quone malo mentem concussa?”

What is the malady that has stricken her mind?

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