уже
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Russian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *(j)uže.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
уже́ • (užé)
- already; carries the sense of the perfect continuous tenses in English.
- by now, (as of) now
- Synonyms: к настоя́щему вре́мени (k nastojáščemu vrémeni), на да́нный моме́нт (na dánnyj momént)
- Уже́ по́здно. ― Užé pózdno. ― It's late.
- Он наблюда́ет меня́ уже́ не́сколько лет. ― On nabljudájet menjá užé néskolʹko let. ― He's looked after me for a couple of years now.
- by then, by that point
- (in a negative sentence) anymore, any longer
Particle[edit]
уже́ • (užé)
- Used to emphasise an amount or quantity of something; now, already, as early as, as late as, as recently as
- Used to emphasise a certain word or collocation.
- Уже́ по зву́ку дви́гателя мо́жно определи́ть, что он неиспра́вен. ― Užé po zvúku dvígatelja móžno opredelítʹ, što on neispráven. ― By the sound of the engine alone one can determine that it's faulty.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫže.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
у́же • (úže)
- comparative degree of у́зкий (úzkij)
- comparative degree of у́зко (úzko)
Etymology 3[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ǫži (ending taken from the hard paradigm).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
уже́ • (užé) m anim
- prepositional singular of уж (už)
Serbo-Croatian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Slavic *ǫže.
Noun[edit]
у̏же n (Latin spelling ȕže)
Declension[edit]
Declension of уже
Ukrainian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- вже (vže) (after vowels)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
уже́ • (užé) (no comparative)
Usage notes[edit]
- The forms уже́ (užé) (used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause) and вже (vže) (used after vowels) differ in pronunciation but are considered variants of the same word.
References[edit]
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “уже”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “уже”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “уже”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)
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