gell

right?, isn't it? (south, Austria) - standard German: nicht wahr?, oder?

Origin

From „gelten“ ('let it hold'), i.e. 'that holds, doesn't it?'. Regional variants are „gelle“, „gell?“ and Swiss „gä?“.

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Words in this expression

Examples

  • Das wir , gell?

    We'll do that tomorrow, right?