ледве

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɫɛdʋe]
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Adverb

ле́две • (lédve)

  1. Barely, hardly.
    Катери́на ле́две пробі́гла марато́н.Katerýna lédve probíhla maratón.Kateryna barely ran the marathon.
    ле́две солодкий чайlédve solodkyj čajhardly sweet tea
  2. (with negative particle) Almost, nearly.
    Я ле́две не закрича́в від переля́ку.Ja lédve ne zakryčáv vid pereljáku.I almost screamed out of fear.
  3. As soon as
    Synonym: що́йно (ščójno)
    Ле́две вони́ про ньо́го заговори́ли, як він прийшо́в.Lédve voný pro nʹóho zahovorýly, jak vin pryjšóv.As soon as they started talking about him, he came.

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