само собой

Russian

Etymology

Literally, "itself by/with itself".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɐˌmo sɐˈboj]

Adverb

само́ собо́й • (samó sobój)

  1. by itself, naturally (without outside intervention)
    Synonyms: есте́ственно (jestéstvenno), непроизво́льно (neproizvólʹno)
    Всё произошло́ само́ собо́йVsjó proizošló samó sobójEverything happened by itself.
  2. of course, obviously, naturally, it goes without saying (that), needless to say
    Synonyms: безусло́вно (bezuslóvno), есте́ственно (jestéstvenno), коне́чно (konéšno), очеви́дно (očevídno), поня́тное де́ло (ponjátnoje délo), разуме́ется (razuméjetsja)
    Само́ собо́й, одни́ ху́же други́х.Samó sobój, odní xúže drugíx.Of course, some are better than others.

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