What is num used for?
Nōnne is used for questions that expect a "yes" answer, while num is used for those that expect a "no" answer.
What is the Latin word num in English?
-num- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "number. '' This meaning is found in such words as: enumerate, innumerable, number, numeral, numerator, numerous, outnumber, supernumerary.
How do you use nonne in Latin?
When nonne is used, the person who's asking the question expects to receive the answer 'Yes' or 'Yes, of course'; and, as you've noted, when num is used, the answer 'No' or 'No, of course not' is expected. Questions with nonne are sometimes translated by saying something like 'You did see Cicero, didn't you?'