Nuh true
Also spelled: Nuh chruu, No true, Nuh troo
Meaning
A tag question or agreement-seeker meaning 'isn't that so?' or 'right?'. It invites the listener to confirm a shared point, functioning like English 'innit' rather than a literal statement about falseness.
Examples
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“Di food taste good, nuh true?”
The food tastes good, doesn't it?
Tag appended to seek agreement.
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“Wi did agree pon di price, nuh true?”
We agreed on the price, right?
Used to hold someone to a shared understanding.
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“Yuh woulda do di same ting, nuh true?”
You'd have done the same thing, wouldn't you?
Rhetorical, expecting the listener to concur.
Origin
From 'nuh' (negative particle/emphatic marker) + 'true' (English), literally 'not true?' as a rhetorical confirmation.
How it's used
Extremely common in conversation. Despite containing 'true', it rarely questions truth — it seeks agreement. Tone rising at the end signals the question.