чего

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɪˈvo] (phonetic respelling: чево́)
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Pronoun

чего́ • (čevó)

  1. genitive of что (što)
    От чего́ э́тот шнур?
    Ot čevó étot šnur?
    What is this cable for?
  2. (colloquial) nominative of что (što)
    Чего́ там в таре́лке лежи́т?
    Čevó tam v tarélke ležít?
    What is lying in the plate there?
  3. (colloquial) accusative of что (što)
    Чего́ ты купи́ла?
    Čevó ty kupíla?
    What did you buy?
  4. (colloquial) why? (never used on its own, only in a sentence)
    Чего́ ты сиди́шь там безде́льничаешь?
    Čevó ty sidíšʹ tam bezdélʹničaješʹ?
    Why are you sitting there doing nothing?

Synonyms

  • чё (čo) or чо (čo) (interrogative pronoun only, non-standard, highly colloquial but common, limited to dialog in writing)

Interjection

чего́ • (čevó)

  1. do what?
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