уже

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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 бежа́тьja užé ne mogú bežátʹI 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

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

Noun

(deprecated template usage) уже́ (užém anim

  1. prepositional singular of уж ()

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ǫže.

Noun

у̏же n (Latin spelling ȕže)

  1. rope
  2. cord

Declension


Ukrainian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Adverb

уже́ (užé)

  1. already

References