# gell

gell is a German adjective meaning “shrill”. Forms: geller, am gellsten.

## Forms

- Comparative: geller
- Superlative: am gellsten

## In other languages

- Русский: не правда ли

## Adjective

1. _literary_ shrill

## Particle

1. _Alsace · Austria · Liechtenstein · Southern-Germany · Switzerland · colloquial · regional_ emphasis and question marker particle; asks for confirmation; right?; eh?; isn't it, innit?
   - Wir gehen, gell? — We’re going, aren’t we?
2. _Austrian German · Swiss Standard German · colloquial · Süddeutschland · Elsass_ isn't it / isn’t it; right
   - „Schönes Wetter heute, gell?“ „Draußen, gell?“

## Examples

- Gell, der Tom sitzt grad im Häfen? — Tom's in jail now, isn't he?
- Es sind immer noch Fehler drinnen, gell? — There are still bugs remaining, right.
- Heute haben wir nicht viel weitergebracht, gell? — We didn't get much done today, did we?
- Bier ist nur flüssiges Brot, gell? — Beer is just liquid bread, right?
- Du hast ihn nicht mitgebracht, gell? — You didn't bring it with you, did you?

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