виктор, он (viktor, he/him)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agocan you say “what it means?” as proper english?message-squaremessage-square7linkfedilinkarrow-up116arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squarecan you say “what it means?” as proper english?виктор, он (viktor, he/him)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square7linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareH1jAcK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up24·7 months agoAs in asking for the meaning of something? It would be more correct to phrase it as, “What does that mean?” But especially if English clearly isn’t your first language, “What it means?” will probably get the point across well enough
minus-squareвиктор, он (viktor, he/him)@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·7 months agothat makes sense, thank you!!
minus-squareschnurrito@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 months agoThe technical term you’re looking for is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do-support English is somewhat weird in how to form questions and negations, most other languages don’t do this kind of thing.
As in asking for the meaning of something? It would be more correct to phrase it as, “What does that mean?” But especially if English clearly isn’t your first language, “What it means?” will probably get the point across well enough
that makes sense, thank you!!
The technical term you’re looking for is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do-support
English is somewhat weird in how to form questions and negations, most other languages don’t do this kind of thing.