уже

See also: ѫже

Russian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *ju + *že.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ʊˈʐɛ]

Adverb

уже́ • (užé)

1. already

   Уже́ по́здно. ― Užé pózdno. ― It's already late.

2. not anymore, no longer (in a negative sentence)

   я уже́ не могу́ бежа́ть ― ja užé ne mogú bežátʹ ― I can't run any more

Particle

уже́ • (užé)

1. emphasises an amount or quantity of something

   Он не спал уже́ втору́ю ночь. ― On ne spal užé vtorúju nočʹ. ― It's the second he didn't sleep./He didn't sleep two nights in a row.

2. emphasises 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.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *ǫže.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈuʐɨ]

Adverb

у́же • (úže)

1. comparative degree of у́зкий (úzkij)

   Э́та у́лица у́же, чем та́. ― Éta úlica úže, čem tá. ― This street is narrower than that one.

2. comparative degree of у́зко (úzko)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Slavic *ǫži (ending taken from the hard paradigm).

Pronunciation

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Noun

уже́ • (užé) m anim

1. prepositional singular of уж (už)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫže.

Noun

у̏же n (Latin spelling ȕže)

1. rope
2. cord

Declension

Declension of уже

	singular	plural
nominative	уже	ужад
genitive	ужета	ужади
dative	ужету	ужади
accusative	уже	ужад
vocative	уже	ужади
locative	ужету	ужади
instrumental	ужетом	ужади

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Ukrainian

Alternative forms

• вже (vže) (after vowels)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʊˈʒɛ]

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Adverb

уже́ • (užé) (no comparative)

1. already

Usage notes

• 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

• уже in Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980) Slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy, Kiev: Naukova Dumka
• уже in Horox (slovozmina)
• уже in Slovnyk - portal ukrajinsʹkoji movy ta kulʹtury