словно
Russian
Pronunciation
Conjunction
сло́вно • (slóvno)
Particle
сло́вно • (slóvno)
- it seems (that), it looks like (for expressing conditional, imaginary, or apparent things or action)
Usage notes
- The meaning of бы (by) is already implied. Hence сло́вно бы (slóvno by) is the same as словно.
- Due to the invisible бы (by) in the conjunction and particle словно, any finite verb governed by either of these usages must be in the past tense.
Synonyms
- (as if, as it were) бу́дто (búdto), как (kak), как бу́дто (kak búdto), то́чно (tóčno)
- (it seems (that)) ка́жется (kážetsja), кажи́сь (kažísʹ), ника́к (nikák)
Related terms
- сло́во n (slóvo)