де

See also: дэ, дэ’, and Appendix:Variations of "de"

Bulgarian

Interjection

де • (de)

  1. come on, an expression of encouragement

Usage notes

  • This particle always appears at the end of the sentence.

Chechen

Noun

де • (de) class dd

  1. day

Macedonian

Particle

де • (de)

  1. A particle expressing nonchalance, used to emphasize that something is irrelevant, already known, or expected.
    - Си купив нови очила.
    - Знам де, ми се пофали веќе.
    - I have bought new glasses.
    - I know, you already boasted to me about it earlier."
    - Кога ќе ги сретнеме пак, ќе им се пожалиме.
    - Да де.
    - When we meet them again, we'll complain to them.
    - Yes, I know.
    Само се сопнав де - не е дека скршив нешто.
    I just tripped - it's not as if I fractured something.

See also

Russian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic дѣеть (děetĭ, “to say”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʲe]
  • Audio(file)

Particle

де • (de)

  1. (colloquial) says (used informally to mark reported speech)
    Она́-де не зна́ла. ― Oná-de ne znála. ― She says she didn’t know.
    Я-де сам винова́т ― Ja-de sam vinovát ― They say it’s my own fault.
    • 1876, князь Владимир Петрович Мещерский, Речи консерватора, Русскому дворянству
      И да не смущаетъ себя дворянинъ-помѣщикъ мыслiю, что если онъ одинъ себѣ скажетъ все эти здравыя мысли – толку не будетъ, а что-де надо надо многимъ собраться и эти мысли высказать общимъ собранiемъ.
      I da ne smuščajet sebja dvorjanin-poměščik mysliju, što jesli on odin sebě skažet vse eti zdravyja mysli – tolku ne budet, a što-de nado nado mnogim sobratʹsja i eti mysli vyskazatʹ obščim sobranijem.
      The noble landlord shouldn't confuse himself by the thought that would he tell all those sensible thoughts bu himself it won't make any sense but many should gather and tell all those thoughts by full gathering.

Synonyms

Rusyn

Adverb

де • (de)

  1. where
    Сформованя школьской системы в регіонах, де вни жыють. ― Sformovanja školʹskoj systemŷ v rehionax, de vny žŷjutʹ. ― Formation of the school system in the places where they live.

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdɛ]
  • Audio(file)

Adverb

де • (de)

  1. (interrogative) where
    Де ти тепер мешкаєш?
    De ty teper meškaješ?
    Where do you live now?
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