швидше

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʃʋɪd͡ʒʃe]

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Adjective

шви́дше • (švýdše)

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of шви́дший (švýdšyj)

Adverb

шви́дше • (švýdše)

1. comparative degree of шви́дко (švýdko): faster, more quickly, more rapidly

   Antonym: пові́льніше (povílʹniše)

   якомо́га шви́дше ― jakomóha švýdše ― as fast as possible, as quickly as possible; as soon as possible

   чим шви́дше, тим кра́ще ― čym švýdše, tym krášče ― the faster the better, the quicker the better, the sooner the better

2. rather, sooner (instead, on the contrary)

   Synonym: скорі́ше (skoríše)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “швидше”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “швидше”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “швидше”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
• “швидше”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “швидше”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)