взагалі

See also: взагалї

Ukrainian

Etymology

Univerbation of в (v) +‎ зага́лі (zaháli) with stress shift.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wzɐɦɐˈlʲi]

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Adverb

взагалі́ • (vzahalí)

1. generally, in general, on the whole

   Synonym: загало́м (zahalóm)

2. at all (used in negative and interrogative senses)

   Synonym: зо́всім (zóvsim)

   Я взагалі́ не задово́лений. ― Ja vzahalí ne zadovólenyj. ― I am not at all satisfied.

Usage notes

• The forms взагалі́ (vzahalí) (used after vowels) and узагалі́ (uzahalí) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “взагалі”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2010–2025), “взагалі”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 1–15 (а – п'ять), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka; Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN