бодай
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Russian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
бода́й • (bodáj)
- second-person singular imperative imperfective of бода́ть (bodátʹ)
Ukrainian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A univerbation of бог дай (boh daj). Ultimately from Proto-Slavic *bogъ daďь (“God willing”). Cognate with Polish bodaj.
Pronunciation[edit]
Participle[edit]
бодай • (bodaj) (бода́й)
- may, let (expressing a wish)
- at least
- Synonyms: щонайме́нше (ščonajménše), щонайме́нш (ščonajménš), прина́ймні (prynájmni)
- Переста́нь бреха́ти бода́й само́му собі́. ― Perestánʹ brexáty bodáj samómu sobí. ― Stop lying to at least yourself.
- Нам тре́ба бода́й три гравці́ для ціє́ї гри. ― Nam tréba bodáj try hravcí dlja cijéji hry. ― We need at least three players for this game.
References[edit]
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бодай”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “бодай”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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