та

See also: тя, -та, and Appendix:Variations of "ta"

Bulgarian

Etymology

From the pronoun Bulgarian то (to, “it”) (cognate with English that), possibly from its abl. sg. form *tōd. Applied in a similar logic as English so that.

Conjunction

та • (ta)

so, thus (for introducing a clause)
Synonyms: па (pa), то (to), така (taka)

Пил студена вода, та се простудил.
Pil studena voda, ta se prostudil.
[He] drank cold water and thus [he] caught a cold.
that, then (for emphasizing a premise)
Synonyms: па (pa), че (če), и (i)

Та се почна.
Ta se počna.
And so it has begun.
and, but (for connecting clauses)
Synonym: и (i)

Той бе тънък та висок.
Toj be tǎnǎk ta visok.
He was thin but tall.

Derived terms

та да (ta da, “in order to”)

References

“та”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Todorov, T. A., Racheva, M., editors (2010), “та”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 7 (слòво – теря̀свам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 731

Anagrams

ат (at)

Buryat

Pronoun

та • (ta)

you (subject pronoun: the person being addressed) (formal and plural)

Dungan

Etymology

Cognate to Mandarin Chinese 他 (tā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʰa⁵¹/

Pronoun

та • (ta) (II)

he, she, it

Kalmyk

Pronoun

та • (ta)

you (subject pronoun: the person being addressed) (plural)

Komi-Permyak

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Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *tä.

Pronoun

та • (ta)

this

Komi-Zyrian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ/
Hyphenation: та

Pronoun

та • (ta)

short form of тайӧ (tajö)

Usage notes

Used when preceding a postposition.

Declension

Declension of та
		singular	plural
nominative	long	тайӧ (tajö)	тайӧяс (tajöas)
nominative	short	та (ta)	тайӧяс (tajöas)
accusative		тайӧс (tajös)	тайӧясӧс (tajöasös)
instrumental		таӧн (taön)	тайӧясӧн (tajöasön)
comitative		такӧд (taköd)	тайӧяскӧд (tajöasköd)
consecutive		тала (tala)	тайӧясла (tajöasla)
caritive		татӧг (tatög)	тайӧястӧг (tajöastög)
genitive		талӧн (talön)	тайӧяслӧн (tajöaslön)
ablative		талысь (talyś)	тайӧяслысь (tajöaslyś)
dative		талы (taly)	тайӧяслы (tajöasly)
dative		талысь (talyś)	тайӧяслысь (tajöaslyś)
inessive		таын (tayn)	тайӧясын (tajöasyn)
elative		таысь (tayś)	тайӧясысь (tajöasyś)
illative		таӧ (taö)	тайӧясӧ (tajöasö)
egressive		тасянь (taśań)	тайӧяссянь (tajöasśań)
approximative		талань (talań)	тайӧяслань (tajöaslań)
terminative		таӧдз (taödź)	тайӧясӧдз (tajöasödź)
prolative		таӧд (taöd)	тайӧясӧд (tajöasöd)
prolative		таті (tati)	тайӧясті (tajöasti)

Interjection

та • (ta)

here! look!

References

A. I. Podorova, editor (1948), Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], Syktyvkar: Коми Государственное Издательство, page 188
Bubrikh, Dmitry V. (1949) Грамматика литературного коми языка [Grammar of the literary Komi language] (in Russian), Leningrad: Zhdanov Leningrad State University, page 109
L. M. Beznosikova, E. A. Ajbabina, R. I. Kosnyreva (2000) Коми-русский словарь [Komi-Russian dictionary], →ISBN, page 629

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ta]

Conjunction

та • (ta)

(regional) and, so

Mongolian

Etymology

From Classical Mongolian ᠲᠠ (ta), from Middle Mongol ᠲᠠ (ta), from Proto-Mongolic *ta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʰa/
Syllabification: та (1 syllable)

Pronoun

та • (ta) (Mongolian spelling ᠲᠠ (ta))

(formal) you

Declension

Declension of та
nominative	та (ta)
genitive	танай (tanaj)
substantive genitive	танад (tanad)
dative-locative	танайг (tanajg)
definite accusative	танаас (tanaas)
ablative	танаар (tanaar)
instrumental	тантай (tantaj)
comitative	тан руу (tan ruu)
directional	{{{9}}}

Northern Mansi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ta]
Hyphenation: та
Rhymes: -ta

Pronoun

та (ta)

that

Declension

Inflection of та (ta)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	та (ta)	таг (tag)	тат (tat)
dative	тан (tan)	тагын (tagyn)	татын (tatyn)
ablative	таныл (tanyl)	тагныл (tagnyl)	татныл (tatnyl)
instrumental	тал (tal)	тагтыл (tagtyl)	татыл (tatyl)
translative	таг (tag)	――	――

References

A.N.Balandin, M.P. Vahrusheva (1958) Мансийско-русский словарь с лексическими параллелями из южно-мансийского (кондинского) диалекта [Mansi-Russian dictionary with lexical parallels from Southern Mansi (Kondin) dialect]‎^[1], Leningrad: Государственное учебно-педагогическое издательство министерства просвещения РСФСР, ленинградское отделение, page 113
Mansi Dictionary of Munkácsi and Kálmán[2]

Old East Slavic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ/→/ˈta/→/ˈta/

(ca. 9^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ/
(ca. 11^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈta/
(ca. 13^th CE) IPA^(key): /ˈta/

Hyphenation: та

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *ta. Cognates include Old Church Slavonic та (ta).

Adverb

та (ta)

too, as well
- 1076, Sviatoslav's izbornik‎^[3], page 2:
  нъ пораꙁоумѣи чьто гл҃ють книгꙑ и словеса та·
  nŭ porazuměi čĭto gl:jutĭ knigy i slovesa ta·
  but understand what the books say and the words, too

Conjunction

та (ta)

and

Synonyms

и (i), да (da)

Descendants

Old Ruthenian: та (ta)
- Belarusian: та (ta)
- Carpathian Rusyn: та (ta)
- Ukrainian: та (ta)
  - → Polish: ta (dialectal)
  - → Slovak: ta (dialectal)
Russian: та (ta) (dialectal)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronoun

та (ta)

inflection of тъ (tŭ):

Determiner

та (ta)

inflection of тъ (tŭ):

References

Sreznevsky, Izmail I. (1912) “та”, in Матеріалы для Словаря древне-русскаго языка по письменнымъ памятникамъ [Materials for the Dictionary of the Old East Slavic Language Based on Written Monuments]‎^[4] (in Russian), volume 3 (Р – Ꙗ и дополненія), Saint Petersburg: Department of Russian Language and Literature of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, column 909

Pannonian Rusyn

Etymology

Inherited from Old Slovak ta, from Proto-Slavic *ta. Reinforced by Carpathian Rusyn та (ta).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈta]
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: та

Conjunction

та (ta)

so, and so
Near-synonym: прето (preto)

та цо вец? ― ta co vec? ― so what?

тримaл жe нїкoму нє трeбa дo кoнцa вeриц, тa тaк и пoступaл ― trimal že njikomu nje treba do konca veric, ta tak i postupal ― he believed that no one should be trusted completely, so he acted accordingly
- 2024 November 12, О. Планчак Сакач, “За достоїнство професиї”, in Руске Слово‎^[5]:
  Предходне понукнуце було 12 одсто за наставнїкох, а за шицки други кадри у просвити 8 проценти, цо за синдикати тиж так нє прилаплїве, та у цеку штрайк, покля ше вимоги нє сполнї.
  Predxodne ponuknuce bulo 12 odsto za nastavnjikox, a za šicki druhi kadri u prosviti 8 procenti, co za sindikati tiž tak nje prilapljive, ta u ceku štrajk, poklja še vimohi nje spolnji.
  The previous offer was 12 percent for teachers, and 8 percent for all other staff, which is also not quite acceptable for the unions, and so the strike goes on, as long as the demand is not fulfilled.
- 2025 February 3, Ол. Русковски, “Удатни и нащивени „Капушнїк фест””, in Руске Слово‎^[6]:
  На часци площи опрез Основней школи були поставени експонати зоз Етно-клубу „Одняте од забуца”, та нащивителє могли поопатрац предмети зоз историї народох з того валалу и уживац у културних змистох.
  Na časci plošči oprez Osnovnej školi buli postaveni eksponati zoz Etno-klubu „Odnjate od zabuca”, ta naščivitelje mohli poopatrac predmeti zoz istoriji narodox z toho valalu i uživac u kulturnix zmistox.
  Exhibits from the Ethno-club "Odnjate od zabuca" were set up on part of the elementary school's main playground, and visitors were able to look at objects from the history of the peoples from this village and relish the cultural content.
- 2025 April 4, А. Мудри, “Нїби”, in Руске Слово‎^[7]:
  Дзепоєдни ношели маски, а дзепоєдним маски спадли та зме видзели хто то шицко потримує тих порихтаних на насилство.
  Dzepojedni nošeli maski, a dzepojednim maski spadli ta zme vidzeli xto to šicko potrimuje tix porixtanix na nasilstvo.
  Some wore masks, and some masks fell off, and so we saw who was supporting all of this, those who were prepared for violence.
then, and then (conditional)
кeд ти придзeш, тa и вoн придзe ― ked ti pridzeš, ta i von pridze ― if you come, then he will come too
- 2016 February 21, М. Афич, “Час преходзи, aлє рибарска страсц нє”, in Руске Слово‎^[8]:
  Анї ми нє бриґа гоч и нє лапим рибу, бо дакеди пойдзем та ше добре одпочинєм, а то цалком досц – змирено приповеда Любомир.
  Anji mi nje briga hoč i nje lapim ribu, bo dakedi pojdzem ta še dobre odpočinjem, a to calkom dosc – zmireno pripoveda Ljubomir.
  Even though I don't catch fish, I don't even care, because sometimes I go there and then I get a good rest, and that's quite enough - Ljubomir says calmly.
(rare) but (contrastive)
Synonym: алє (alje)

сцел вельо зробиц, та нє удало ше му ― scel velʹo zrobic, ta nje udalo še mu ― he wanted to do a lot, but he didn't succeed

Particle

та (ta)

reinforcement or emphasis particle: but, even, still, either, etc.
нїхтo єй нє бул прихильни: aнї oцeц, тa aнї мaц ― njixto jej nje bul prixilʹni: anji ocec, ta anji mac ― no one was kind to her: neither her father, nor even her mother

тa тo нїч нє врeдзи ― ta to njič nje vredzi ― that doesn't help one bit

тa зохаб ме! ― ta zoxab me! ― leave me the hell alone!
- 2024 October 27, Лю. Дудаш, “Сопково ше вшадзи знаходза”, in Руске Слово‎^[9]:
  Случовало ше, док дзеци були менши – гвари Рожа, же сом ше озвала ґу дзецом по руски, вони обрацели на мадярски, а вец так доокола, та скоро и тераз. Углавним, цешиме ше у нїх, а и вони, озда исто тельо, у нас.
  Slučovalo še, dok dzeci buli menši – hvari Roža, že som še ozvala gu dzecom po ruski, voni obraceli na madjarski, a vec tak dookola, ta skoro i teraz. Uhlavnim, cešime še u njix, a i voni, ozda isto telʹo, u nas.
  It happened while the children were younger – Roža says, that I spoke to the children in Rusyn, they switched to Hungarian, and then like so all around, almost even now. For the most part, we take pride in them, and they, too, perhaps likewise, to us.
encouragement particle: so, then, hey, come on, oi
"будзe шe гнївaц кeд нє пoйдзeмe"
"тa нaй шe гнївa!"
"budze še hnjivac ked nje pojdzeme"
"ta naj še hnjiva!"
"He’ll be angry if we don't come"
"let him be angry then!"

тa oхaб шe ти йoгo ― ta oxab še ti joho ― come on, leave him alone

тa будз юнак! ― ta budz junak! ― be a hero then!
(often followed by вец (vec)) so? then? and? (invitation for interlocutor to continue their speech)
"шeф нaгнївaни нa цe"
"тa вeц?"
"šef nahnjivani na ce"
"ta vec?"
"the boss is angry with you"
"and?"
well, so (often stretched, expresses fear, uncertainty, or something that can be said or done)
тааааa, будзе дацо? ― taaaaa, budze daco? ― soooo, is something going to happen?
come on (for expressing disagreement)
"я нє пoйдзeм з вaми"
"тa прaвe трeбa жe би и ти пришoл!"
"ja nje pojdzem z vami"
"ta prave treba že bi i ti prišol!"
"I won't be going with you"
"come on, just need you to come!"
(at the end of a clause or between two repeated words) and that's that (for expressing resolution, definiteness)
нє пойдзем тa ― nje pojdzem ta ― I'm not going and that's that

а його нєт тa нєт ― a joho njet ta njet ― but he's not here and that's that

а вон лєм пойдзе тa пойдзе ― a von ljem pojdze ta pojdze ― and he just wants to leave and that's that

Interjection

та (ta)

well, hey
тa, вoн шe вшe прaви вaжни ― ta, von še vše pravi važni ― well, he's always pretending to be important

тa, цo мoж, нє мoж иншaк ― ta, co mož, nje mož inšak ― hey, what can you do, there's no other way

References

Medʹeši, H., Fejsa, M., Timko-Djitko, O. (2010) “та”, in Ramač, Ju., editor, Руско-сербски словнїк [Rusyn-Serbian Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy
Fejsa, M., Šlemender, M., Čelʹovski, S. (2022) “and”, in Анґлийско-руски словнїк [English-Rusyn Dictionary] (in Pannonian Rusyn), Novi Sad: Faculty of Philosophy; Ruska matka, →ISBN, page 24

Russian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ta]
Audio: (file)

Etymology 1

Determiner

та • (ta) f sg (demonstrative)

feminine nominative singular of тот (tot)

Pronoun

та • (ta) f sg (demonstrative)

feminine nominative singular of тот (tot)

Etymology 2

Particle

та • (ta)

(Internet slang, often associated with Ukrainians) Alternative form of да (da)

Udmurt

Etymology

From Proto-Permic *ta, from Proto-Uralic *tä. Cognates include Moksha тя (tä), Finnish tämä and Northern Sami dát.

Permic cognates include Komi-Zyrian та (ta).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtä]
Rhymes: -ä
Hyphenation: та

Pronoun

та • (ta)

this, these
та мынам атае
ta mynam ataje
this is my father
it, he, they

References

L. E. Kirillova, L. L. Karpova, editors (2008), “та”, in Удмурт-ӟуч кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian dictionary], Izhevsk: Удмуртский институт истории, языка и литературы УрО РАН, →ISBN, page 631
T. V. Voronova, T. A. Poyarkova, editor (2012), Удмурт-ӟуч, ӟуч-удмурт кыллюкам [Udmurt-Russian, Russian-Udmurt dictionary] (overall work in Russian), Izhevsk: Книжное издательство «Удмуртия», →ISBN, page 71
Yrjö Wichmann, Toivo Emil Uotila (1987) Mikko Korhonen, editor, Wotjakischer Wortschatz [Votyak Vocabulary] (Lexica Societatis Fenno-Ugricae; Volume 21) (overall work in German), Helsinki: Suomalais-ugrilainen Seura, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 254

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ta.^[1] May be related with Serbo-Croatian te.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ta]
Audio: (file)

Conjunction

та • (ta)

and, also, even
Synonyms: і (i), й (j)
but
Synonym: але (ale)

Пий, та не напива́йся. ― Pyj, ta ne napyvájsja. ― Drink, but don't overdrink.

Usage notes

"та" is used for "and", usually between a vowel and then a consonant, or in a clause that already has i and/or й.

Descendants

→ Polish: ta

Etymology 2

Clipping of так (tak).

Interjection

та • (ta)

(colloquial) yes, yeah, yay

References

^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2006), “та”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 5 (Р – Т), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN

		singular	plural
1st person		би (bi)	бидэ (bide)
2nd person	familiar	ши (ši)	та (ta)
2nd person	polite	та (ta)	та (ta)
3rd person		энэ (ene) тэрэ (tere)	эдэ (ede) тэдэ (tede) тэдэнэр (tedener)

	singular	plural inclusive	plural exclusive	singular	singular polite	plural	plural polite	regular	from бий (biy, “body”)
	1st person			2nd person				reflexive
nominative	би (bi)	мадн (madn)	бидн (bidn)	чи (çi)	та (ta)	тадн (tadn)	таанр (taanr)	эврән (evrän) эврәннь (evrännʹ)	бийнь (biynʹ)
oblique	нам (nam)	ма (ma)	бид (bid)	чи (çi)	та (ta)	тадн (tadn)	таанр (taanr)	эврә (evrä)	бийнь (biynʹ)
genitive	мини (mini)	мана (mana)	биднә (bidnä)	чини (çini)	тана (tana)	тадна (tadna)	таанрин (taanrin)	эврә (evrä)	бийин (biyin)
dative	намд (namd) нанд (nand)	манд (mand)	биднд (bidnd)	чамд (çamd)	танд (tand)	таднд (tadnd)	таанрт (taanrt)	эврәд (evräd)	бийд (biyd)
accusative	намаг (namag) нама (nama) нәмәг (nämäg)	мадниг (madnig) маниг (manig)	бидниг (bidnig)	чамаг (çamag)	таниг (tanig)	тадниг (tadnig)	таанриг (taanrig)	эврәг (evräg)	бийинь (biyinʹ) бийән (biyän)
instrumental	намар (namar) нанар (nanar)	маднар (madnar) манар (manar)	биднәр (bidnär)	чамар (çamar)	танар (tanar)	таднар (tadnar)	таанрар (taanrar)	эврәһәр (evräğär)	бийәрн (biyärn)
comitative	намла (namla) нанла (nanla)	маднла (madnla) манла (manla)	биднлә (bidnlä)	чамла (çamla)	танла (tanla)	таднла (tadnla)	таанрла (taanrla)	эврәлә (evrälä)	бийлә (biylä)
associative	намта (namta) нанта (nanta)	маднта (madnta) манта (manta)	биднтә (bidntä)	чамта (çamta)	танта (tanta)	таднта (tadnta)	таанрта (taanrta)	эврәтә (evrätä)	бийтә (biytä)
ablative	намас (namas) нанас (nanas)	маднас (madnas) манас (manas)	биднәс (bidnäs)	чамас (çamas)	танас (tanas)	таднас (tadnas)	таанрас (taanras)	эврәһәс (evräğäs)	бийәсн (biyäsn)
directive	намур (namur) нанур (nanur)	маднур (madnur) манур (manur)	биднүр (bidnür)	чамур (çamur)	танур (tanur)	таднур (tadnur)	таанрур (taanrur)	эврәһүр (evräğür)	бийүрн (biyürn)

	proximal		distal
	long	short	long	short
nominative (who?)	тайӧ (tajö)	та (ta)	сійӧ (sijö)	сы (sy)
similative (what kind of?)	татшӧм (tačöm)		сэтшӧм (sečöm)
lative (to where?)	татчӧ (tatćö)		сэтчӧ (setćö)
locative (where?)	тані (tani)	тан (tan)	сэні (seni)	сэн (sen)
ablative (from where?)	тотысь (totyś)	тось (toś)	сэтысь (setyś)	сэсь (seś)
temporal (when?)	ӧні (öni)		сэки (seki)	сэк (sek)
instructive (how?)	тадзи (tadźi)	тадз (tadź)	сідзи (sidźi)	сідз (sidź)
partitive (how many?)	тамында (tamynda)	тамда (tamda)	сымында (symynda)	сымда (symda)

		singular	plural
1st person		би (bi)	бид (bid)
2nd person	familiar	чи (či)	та нар (ta nar), таануус (taanuus)
2nd person	polite	та (ta)	та нар (ta nar), таануус (taanuus)
3rd person		тэр (ter)	(over there) тэд (ted), тэд нар (ted nar) (over here) эд (ed), эд нар (ed nar)