ნუთუ

Really?

Level 4Sounds Like nutu

ნუთუ asks with surprise: ნუთუ ხვალ მიდიხარ? (Are you really leaving tomorrow?)

How It Works

ნუთუ (nutu) adds surprise to a question. English uses really or can it be:

  • ნუთუ ხვალ მიდიხარ? (Are you really leaving tomorrow?)
  • ნუთუ უკვე ათი საათია? (Is it really ten o'clock already?)

The rest of the question does not change. Only ნუთუ is added at the start.

ნუთუ often shows that the news is a little sad or hard to believe: ნუთუ არ გახსოვს ჩემი სახელი? (Do you really not remember my name?) It also works as a short reply: ნუთუ? or ნუთუ მართლა? (Really?)

Compare განა, which argues: განა ძნელია? means It isn't hard, is it? ნუთუ only shows surprise. For a quick, happy really? in everyday talk, many people simply say მართლა?

Examples (5)

  1. ნუთუ ხვალ მიდიხარ?

    Are you really leaving tomorrow?

    Surprise at the news.

  2. ნუთუ ეს ყველაფერი შენ გააკეთე?

    Did you really do all this?

    Hard to believe, in a good way.

  3. ნუთუ უკვე ათი საათია?

    Is it really ten o'clock already?

    Surprise about the time.

  4. ნუთუ არ გახსოვს ჩემი სახელი?

    Do you really not remember my name?

    With a negative verb.

  5. ნუთუ მართლა?

    Really? Is that true?

    A short reply.

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