"che" meaning in Italian

See che in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: /ke/
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Latin quod, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷod. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|quod}} Latin quod, {{inh|it|ine-pro|*kʷod}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷod Head templates: {{head|it|conjunction}} che
  1. that
    Sense id: en-che-it-conj-jn~AI2r0
  2. than
    Sense id: en-che-it-conj-c4NxHBsF
  3. when
    Sense id: en-che-it-conj-FeqnUkCu Categories (other): Italian determiners, Italian indeclinable determiners Disambiguation of Italian determiners: 0 0 43 44 12 Disambiguation of Italian indeclinable determiners: 0 0 29 30 41
  4. let, may
    Sense id: en-che-it-conj-irGfJI-j Categories (other): Italian determiners, Italian indeclinable determiners Disambiguation of Italian determiners: 0 0 43 44 12 Disambiguation of Italian indeclinable determiners: 0 0 29 30 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Conjunction

Head templates: {{head|it|conjunction}} che
  1. Misspelling of ché. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: ché
    Sense id: en-che-it-conj-4ynCOUKu
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Determiner

IPA: /ke/
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Latin quod, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷod. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|quod}} Latin quod, {{inh|it|ine-pro|*kʷod}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷod Head templates: {{it-det|inv=1}} che (invariable)
  1. some (a remarkable); what (intensifier to begin a sentence) Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-che-it-det-64JNnpyr Categories (other): Italian determiners, Italian indeclinable determiners Disambiguation of Italian determiners: 0 0 43 44 12 Disambiguation of Italian indeclinable determiners: 0 0 29 30 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈke/
Rhymes: -e Etymology: From Latin quid (but also usurping some roles of Latin quod), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid, compare *kʷis. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|quid}} Latin quid, {{inh|it|ine-pro|*kʷid}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷid Head templates: {{head|it|pronoun}} che
  1. (interrogative) what; which Tags: interrogative Synonyms: cosa, che cosa
    Sense id: en-che-it-pron-s68Ts8wj
  2. (archaic, relative) who; whom; which; nominative and accusative case Tags: archaic, relative Synonyms: il quale
    Sense id: en-che-it-pron-wKBtDD-Y Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian pronouns Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 0 0 2 12 3 4 0 80 Disambiguation of Italian pronouns: 16 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cui (english: relative; dative and prepositional case)
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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