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άραγε
I wonder (whether) /ˈa.ra.ʝe/
adverbB2#2704 most common
Also: could it be that, I ask myself if
Example sentences
Άραγε θα βρέξει σήμερα;
I wonder if it will rain today.
Άραγε πού είναι ο Γιάννης;
I wonder where Yannis is.
Άραγε τι ώρα είναι;
I wonder what time it is.
Άραγε γιατί δεν μας το είπε νωρίτερα;
I wonder why he didn't tell us earlier.
Άραγε θα καταφέρουμε να ολοκληρώσουμε το έργο έγκαιρα;
I wonder whether we will manage to finish the project on time.
Άραγε ποιες ήταν οι πραγματικές προθέσεις του πριν αναλάβει αυτή την πρωτοβουλία;
I wonder what his real intentions were before he took on this initiative.
Word family
άραso, therefore, thus
γεemphatic enclitic particle, roughly "indeed"
Etymology
The word comes from Ancient Greek ἆρά γε, a combination of the interrogative particle ἆρα, used to open a question, and the enclitic particle γε, which adds emphasis or a note of doubt. Over time the two fused into one word and settled into its modern sense of wondering aloud. It has stayed close to its ancient function: marking a question as tentative rather than certain.
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