для

Belarusian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dlʲa]

Preposition

для • (dlja) (+ genitive case)

  1. for (directed at; intended to belong to)
    У мяне́ не́шта ёсць для цябе́. ― U mjanjé njéšta joscʹ dlja cjabjé. ― I have something for you.
  2. for (in order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc.)
    Synonym: дзе́ля (dzjélja)
    Усё, што я раблю́, я раблю́ гэ́та для цябе́. ― Usjó, što ja rabljú, ja rabljú héta dlja cjabjé. ― Everything I do, I do for you.
  3. for (befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to)
    Гэ́та зана́дта склада́на для пачатко́ўцаў. ― Héta zanádta skladána dlja pačatkóŭcaŭ. ― This is too difficult for beginners.
  4. for (to be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose)
    Гэ́та но́вы звано́к для майго́ ро́вара. ― Héta nóvy zvanók dlja majhó róvara. ― This is a new bell for my bicycle.

References
  • “для” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • “для”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)

Russian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dlʲə]
  • IPA(key): [dlʲɐ] (before a stressed syllable)
  • IPA(key): [ˈdlʲa] (when stressed)
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *dьľa, *děľa.

Preposition

для • (dlja) (+ genitive)

  1. for
    для дете́й ― dlja detéj ― for children

Participle

для • (dlja)

  1. (dated) present imperfective adverbial participle of длить (dlitʹ)

Ukrainian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [dʲlʲa]
  • Audio(file)

Preposition

для • (dlja) (+ genitive case)

  1. for (2)
    пісня “Для Анюти” (pisnja «Dlja Anjuty») — the song «For Anyuta» (female given name)

Further reading
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