то

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See also: то̄, -то, т. о., and Appendix:Variations of "to"

Bulgarian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

то • (to) n (personal)

  1. it; the neuter third-person singular pronoun in the nominative case, used as the subject of a verb.
    Тя взе бебето и го държеше в ръцете си, но то продължаваше да плаче.
    Tja vze bebeto i go dǎržeše v rǎcete si, no to prodǎlžavaše da plače.
    She took the baby and held it in her arms, but it continued to cry.
    То се знае.
    To se znae.
    It is well known.

Related terms[edit]

Bulgarian personal pronouns
Number Person Gender Nominative
(subject) 		Accusative
(direct complement) 		Dative
(indirect complement) 		Prepositional
Full Short Full Short
Singular First — аз (az) мен (men)
ме́не (méne) 		ме (me) ме́не (méne) ми (mi) мен (men)
ме́не (méne)
Second Informal ти (ti) теб (teb)
те́бе (tébe) 		те (te) те́бе (tébe) ти (ti) теб (teb)
те́бе (tébe)
Formal Ви́е (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
Third Masculine той (toj) не́го (négo) го (go) не́му (nému) му (mu) не́го (négo)
Feminine тя (tja) не́я (néja) я (ja) ней (nej) ѝ (ì) не́я (néja)
Neuter то (to) не́го (négo) го (go) не́му (nému) му (mu) не́го (négo)
Plural First — ни́е (níe)
ний (nij) 		нас (nas) ни (ni) нам (nam) ни (ni) нас (nas)
Second Informal ви́е (víe)
вий (vij) 		вас (vas) ви (vi) вам (vam) ви (vi) вас (vas)
Formal Ви́е (Víe) Вас (Vas) Ви (Vi) Вам (Vam) Ви (Vi) Вас (Vas)
Third — те (te) тях (tjah) ги (gi) тям (tjam) им (im) тях (tjah)

Particle[edit]

то • (to)

  1. used to show the logical result of a particular statement or situation; then, in that case
    Ако пристигнеш навреме, то ще можеш веднага да се включиш.
    Ako pristigneš navreme, to šte možeš vednaga da se vključiš.
    If you arrive on time, then you can immediately join in.
    Ако те не отидат, то и ние няма да отидем.
    Ako te ne otidat, to i nie njama da otidem.
    If they do not go, we shan’t go there either.
  2. Used for emphasis in various statements expressing amazement, indignation, etc. No precise equivalent in English, is often best translated by rephrasing the surrounding sentence.
    То беше радост, то бяха викове.
    To beše radost, to bjaha vikove.
    And oh what rejoicing and shouting there was.
    То бива, бива, ама вече прекаляваш.
    To biva, biva, ama veče prekaljavaš.
    Really, that’s the limit, you've gone too far.
    А бе то стана една!
    A be to stana edna!
    The fat is in the fire.

Derived terms[edit]

Derived terms

Anagrams[edit]

Mariupol Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Contraction of ато́ (ató), from Ancient Greek αὐτό (autó). Cognates include Greek αυτό (aftó) (contracted το (to)).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [tʊ]
  • Hyphenation: то

Pronoun[edit]

то • (to) (emphatic form ато́)

  1. it

Declension[edit]

Mariupol Greek personal pronouns
singular plural
1st 2nd 3rd m 3rd f 3rd n 1st 2nd 3rd
nominative го
(ho) 		сы
(sy) 		тос
(tos) 		ты
(ty) 		то
(to) 		мис
(mis) 		сыс
(sys) 		тын
(tyn)
oblique мэ́на
(ména) 		сэ́на
(séna) 		то́на
(tóna) 		ты́на
(týna) 		мас
(mas) 		сас
(sas) 		тынц
(tync)
clitic -ми
(-mi) 		-сы
(-sy) 		-тун
(-tun) 		-тын
(-tyn) 		-ту
(-tu) 		-мас
(-mas) 		-сас
(-sas) 		-ц
(-c)

References[edit]

  • G. A. Animica; M. P. Galikbarova (2013) Румеку глоса‎[1], Donetsk, page 4

Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [to]
  • audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -o

Pronoun[edit]

то • (to) (demonstrative)

  1. neuter singular nominative of тот (tot); that
    то же ― to že ― the same
    к тому́ (же) ― k tomú (že) ― in addition, moreover
    ни то ни сё ― ni to ni sjó ― neither fish nor fowl
    ни с того́ ни с сего́ ― ni s tovó ni s sevó ― all of a sudden; without any visible reason
    до того́ ― do tovó ― so much
    то́ есть ― tó jestʹ ― that is, in other words, i.e.

Related terms[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

то • (to) n

  1. Optional part of "е́сли (jésli, “if”) …, то (to, “then”) …"–type constructions, sometimes translated to "then" in English (but used more often than the English equivalent).
    Е́сли не сейча́с, то в сле́дующий раз. ― Jésli ne sejčás, to v slédujuščij raz. ― If not now, then next time.
    Е́сли что́-нибудь найду́, то сообщу́. ― Jésli štó-nibudʹ najdú, to soobščú. ― If I find anything, I'll let you know.
    Когда́ я просну́лась, то лежа́ла на крова́ти. ― Kogdá ja prosnúlasʹ, to ležála na krováti. ― When I woke up, I was lying on the bed.
    Что каса́ется э́того, то нет. ― Što kasájetsja étovo, to net. ― As far as that's concerned, no.
    Раз уж дал обеща́ние, то выполня́ет. ― Raz už dal obeščánije, to vypolnjájet. ― Since he made the promise, he's fulfilling it.
  2. Used to denote repeated alternation of enumerated actions, events or objects.
    То холодры́га, то ле́то. ― To xolodrýga, to léto. ― It's freezing one minute then summer the next.
    То он занима́ется му́зыкой, то он снима́ется в кино́. ― To on zanimájetsja múzykoj, to on snimájetsja v kinó. ― If he's not doing music, he's doing movies.

See also[edit]

Tajik[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Preposition[edit]

Dari تا‎
Iranian Persian
Tajik то

то • (to)

  1. until

Tundra Nenets[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

То (1).

From Proto-Samoyedic *to, from Proto-Uralic *towe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [to]
  • Hyphenation: то

Noun[edit]

то • (to)

  1. lake
Declension[edit]
Declension of то (to) (regular)
singular dual plural
nominative то (to) тохоʼ (toxoh) тоˮ (toq)
genitive тоʼ (toh) тохоʼ (toxoh) тоˮ (toq)
accusative том (tom°) тохоʼ (toxoh) то (to)
allative тон (ton°) тохоняʼ (toxonyah) тохоˮ (toxoq)
locative тохона (toxona) тохоняна (toxonyana) тохоˮна (toxoqna)
ablative тоход (toxod°) тохоняд (toxonyad°) тохот (toxot°)
prolative товна (towna) тохонямна (toxonyamna) тоˮмӑна (toqmăna)

Etymology 2[edit]

То (2).

From Proto-Samoyedic *tuəj.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [to]
  • Hyphenation: то

Noun[edit]

то • (to)

  1. wing
Declension[edit]
Declension of то (to) (regular)
singular dual plural
nominative то (to) тохоʼ (toxoh) тоˮ (toq)
genitive тоʼ (toh) тохоʼ (toxoh) тоˮ (toq)
accusative том (tom°) тохоʼ (toxoh) то (to)
allative тон (ton°) тохоняʼ (toxonyah) тохоˮ (toxoq)
locative тохона (toxona) тохоняна (toxonyana) тохоˮна (toxoqna)
ablative тоход (toxod°) тохоняд (toxonyad°) тохот (toxot°)
prolative товна (towna) тохонямна (toxonyamna) тоˮмӑна (toqmăna)

References[edit]

  • Pyrerka, A. P.; Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, pages 121, 165
  • N. M. Tereschenko (2005), “то”, in Словарь ненецко-русский и русско-ненецкий, 3rd edition, Saint Petersburg: Просвещение, →ISBN
  • Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 25
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