радше

Ukrainian

Etymology

Originally the comparative degree of ра́до (rádo). Compare Old Polish radszej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrad͡ʒʃe]

Adverb

ра́дше • (rádše)

1. rather (preferably)
2. rather (instead, on the contrary)
3. rather (more precisely)

Synonyms

• (instead, on the contrary, more precisely): скорі́ше (skoríše)
• (instead, on the contrary): навпаки́ (navpaký)
• (more precisely): пра́вильніше (právylʹniše), точні́ше (točníše)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “радше”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “радше”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “радше”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “радше”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “радше”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)