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See also: яж

Pannonian Rusyn

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Slovak , aže, from Proto-Slavic *aže.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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аж ()

  1. even, on the contrary, in reality
    Synonyms: ба (ba), напроцив (naprociv), такой (takoj), цовецей (covecej)
    вашому здравственому стану нє одвитує лєжац, аж може буц опаснеvašomu zdravstvenomu stanu nje odvituje lježac, može buc opasneyour state of health does not suit lying down, it can even be dangerous
  2. all the way (from/to a place)
    пре купованє пошли аж по Беоґрадуpre kupovanje pošli po Beograduthey went all the way to Belgrade for shopping
  3. only (not before, not until)
    аж под валалом их сцигнул pod valalom ix scihnulhe only reached them near the village
  4. even, all the way, still, just (intensifier particle)
    людзе жили без струї аж по двацети викljudze žili bez struji po dvaceti vikpeople lived without (electrical) power all the way up to the twentieth century

Conjunction

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аж ()

  1. that, until
    Synonym: (more common) же (že)
    так ше шмеял аж му слизи вишли на очиtak še šmejal mu slizi višli na očihe laughed so hard that tears came to his eyes

References

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Russian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic аже (aže), from Proto-Slavic *aže.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aʂ]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʂ

Adverb

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аж ()

  1. (colloquial) even
    мне аж стра́шно ста́ло
    mne strášno stálo
    I even got scared, you know.
  2. (colloquial) as many as, as much as, all the way to (a word used for emphasis)
    мне сего́дня аж пять пи́сем пришло́
    mne sevódnja pjatʹ písem prišló
    I received as many as five letters today.

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old East Slavic аже (aže), from Proto-Slavic *aže.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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аж ()

  1. even
  2. as much as
  3. till, until

References

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