тоже

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian тоже (tože), from Proto-Slavic *to že.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɔʒɛ]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔʒɛ
• Syllabification^(key): то‧же

Adverb

то́же • (tóže) (not comparable)

1. adds emphasize to the last entry in an enumeration: also, as well, likewise
   • 1995, Club UFO, “Рекламна песничка”, in Ех, Канада:

     Алкохолът е фалшив и животът – тоже.

     Alkoholǎt e falšiv i životǎt – tože.

     The alcohol is fake and the life – likewise.

References

• “тоже”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “тоже”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026

Russian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *to že. Can be analyzed as тот (tot, “that”) +‎ же (že).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtoʐɨ]

• Audio:

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Adverb

то́же • (tóže)

1. also, too, as well, likewise

   Я там был, Ива́н то́же.

   Ja tam byl, Iván tóže.

   I was there and so was Ivan.

2. (in negative constructions) either, neither, nor

Synonyms

• та́кже (tákže)

Descendants

• → Ingrian: tože

Particle

то́же • (tóže)

1. expresses disbelief, sarcasm, irony, often combined with мне (mne)

   Synonym: вот ещё (vot ješčó)

   то́же мне поэ́т! ― tóže mne poét! ― poet, yeah right!