неспроста

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Russian

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Etymology

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не- (ne-) +‎ спроста́ (sprostá)

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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неспроста́ (nesprostá)

  1. (colloquial) not without purpose, with some hidden design
    Antonym: спроста́ (sprostá)
    э́то неспроста́éto nesprostáthere is something behind that; (this is) no accident; there is more to it than meets the eye
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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From не- (ne-) +‎ спроста (sprosta).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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неспро́ста (nesprósta)

  1. (sometimes predicative) for a reason, not without reason, not for nothing

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