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де

де

See also: дэ, дэ’, and Appendix:Variations of "de"

Bulgarian

Interjection

де (de)

  1. come on, an expression of encouragement

Usage notes

  • This particle always appears at the end of the sentence.

Chechen

Noun

де (de)

  1. day

Macedonian

Particle

де (de)

  1. A particle expressing nonchalance, used to emphasize that something is irrelevant, already known, or expected.
    - Си купив нови очила.
    - Знам де, ми се пофали веќе.
    - I have bought new glasses.
    - I know, you already boasted to me about it earlier."
    - Кога ќе ги сретнеме пак, ќе им се пожалиме.
    - Да де.
    - When we meet them again, we'll complain to them.
    - Yes, I know.
    Само се сопнав де - не е дека скршив нешто.
    I just tripped - it's not as if I fractured something.

See also


Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic дѣеть (děetĭ, to say).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲe]

Particle

де (de)

  1. (colloquial) says (used informally to mark reported speech)
    Она́-де не зна́ла.Oná-de ne znála. ― She says she didn’t know.
    Я-де сам винова́тJa-de sam vinovát ― They say it’s my own fault.
    • 1876, князь Владимир Петрович Мещерский, Речи консерватора, Русскому дворянству
      И да не смущаетъ себя дворянинъ-помѣщикъ мыслiю, что если онъ одинъ себѣ скажетъ все эти здравыя мысли – толку не будетъ, а что-де надо надо многимъ собраться и эти мысли высказать общимъ собранiемъ.
      I da ne smuščajet sebja dvorjanin-poměščik mysliju, što jesli on odin sebě skažet vse eti zdravyja mysli – tolku ne budet, a što-de nado nado mnogim sobratʹsja i eti mysli vyskazatʹ obščim sobranijem.
      (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛ]

Adverb

де (de)

  1. (interrogative) where
    Де ти тепер мешкаєш?
    De ty teper meškaješ?
    Where do you live now?