Slovene punctuation (?) is a left-leaning punctuation mark. It is used in single clause sentences and in compound sentences in which the independent clause expresses enquiries. When a question without a question word or with "ali", or with "??" or "?!" is articulated, the pitch is anticadent, thus increased towards the end of such a sentence. Otherwise, the pitch is cadent, thus decreased towards the end of such a sentence. If the independent clause of a sentence is not interrogative, the sentence ends with a full stop or an exclamation mark. This is similar to reported speech in English. After a colon,
Slovene punctuation A hyphen (- or ‐) is a leaning punctuation mark (except where noted). In compound words that would otherwise use the word "in" (and) between the parts, a hyphen is used: A hyphen is also used as in the following examples: Hyphens are used non-syntactially in syllabification, when marking stems, suffixes, prefixes and similar (many examples at declensions above) and in prices (1000,- SIT (which is the same as 1000,0 SIT)). The same character under the name of "deljaj" marks word division over two lines. At the end of a line, a word may be spelt only to the end